This is although theoretically possible, but unlikely. Innovations are the cut-throat of competition, which it will not allow without opposition in growth and necessary. Also, only a highly motivated workforce is ready and able to accommodate additional loads on. Still, revenue increases above a certain size cause usually additional costs. This can even lead to negative profits. From this perspective, the headcount reduction is almost seductively easy and lucrative multifunctional Staff Union at the present degree of organization of companies you can waive no personal position.
On the contrary, it be exercised several functions in personal Union and on all levels: Financial Director also assumes the business supervision; the buyer organises the fleet, the production manager is also environment, dangerous goods and security officer and the master represents the Head of Department, squad leader, trainers and fire safety in a person. Who does not know that. By you but the function and service providers with many supporting tasks, this remains less and less time to worry about the issues for which she the company – hired the pursuit of business objectives. Now no new evidence and the effects are sufficiently well-known customers at a glance everything. But customer satisfaction”as lip service not only remains, it is also important to take a look at the past. Customer relations addressed sufficiently? Is the workforce strategically necessary? Or have reduced also your customer base even at the end of the day with your staff? Conclusion: To impact one – recognized later as wrong – staff reductions to avoid, should be accompanied by priority measures for the motivation of the staff always cost reduction projects in conjunction, where motivation by many individually on the employees and the needs of the company tuned Measures can be implemented.
This creates the prerequisites for long-term planning, trust-based cooperation and positive perspectives for all parties (companies, employees and customers). These future opportunities will get an important place in the rating. Also analysts should reward more efforts of this kind. In summary it can be stated, that a mix of targeted measures appears to be optimal, and there are other ways to react as the removal of the main capital of the company to the turmoil in the market the Humancapital! Dietmar Laubscher – business consulting contact: partner of TRUST & COMPETENCE the expense Manager. Experts for success. Peter Cornelius 4th 55118 Mainz Tel: + 49 6131 212 35 64 fax: + 49 6131 212 35 79 email: