Coping with the aftermath of layoffs

From Computerworld, February 3, 2009...

Relief, guilt, grief and fear are all typical feelings of the employees who are left behind in an office after a wave of layoffs. It's easy to get mired in the emotions; it takes deliberate thought and action to manage in the workplace after colleagues have been let go. "To be a survivor, you have to act like one," says Janet Banks, an executive coach in Boston. "People who survive difficult experiences and economic times are able to do so because they can imagine a time when things will change for the better." Here's how to cope and position yourself in the office after a round of layoffs.

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