The workplace culture is a critical component of the success of any company.

In fact, Gallup estimates that workplace culture impacts productivity by as much as 50%. The key to maintaining a positive work environment after staff reduction is an authentic leadership style. Authentic leadership focuses on employees and their needs and desires in order to create a trusting and open relationship between workers and management.

Steps for Effective Authentic Leadership After Staff Reduction:

In the wake of a reduction in workforce, it is important to maintain open and honest communication with your employees. This will help people feel valued during this time. It is also important to provide clear expectations for what’s expected of them. And finally, frequent feedback should be provided throughout the process so that everyone knows how they are doing and where they can improve. These three tips will go a long way toward maintaining a positive workplace environment after any change in staffing levels – whether voluntary or involuntary.

These three steps are integral in creating an authentic leadership style that will help retain the positive workplace culture and keep productivity high following any reduction of workforce. Without honest communication, clear expectations, or frequent feedback, employees may feel detached from their work environment which can affect motivation levels and job satisfaction. With attentive management that communicates well with employees, sets reasonable expectations and provides regular feedback on both individual goals as well as team progress, results should remain consistent even after staff reductions have been made. These three components allow managers to act authentically while also maintaining high productivity.

1.  Honest Communication

By keeping communication open and honest with employees who are going through any reduction in staff or major changes within their company (i.e., leadership change), they’ll be able to maintain productivity while maintaining an authentic workplace culture.

Workplaces that have open communication are more able to retain employees. When staff feels valued and ‘in the loop’, they’ll be more likely to stay with the company throughout any changes, like reductions in workforce, or other major changes occurring within the organization. Being honest when communicating with your team can help create an authentic workplace culture.

2.  Frequent Feedback

Managers need to provide regular feedback on both individual goals as well as team progress following staff reductions have been made in order for employees to feel authentic and motivated

One of the most important aspects of retaining a workplace culture is providing frequent, constructive feedback with your workforce; without it, individuals may start feeling detached from their work environment which could affect motivation levels and job satisfaction.

3.  Clear Expectations

Setting clear expectations for your workforce should also be a priority when communicating following staff reductions. Without it, employees may feel they don’t know what’s expected of them and start looking for new opportunities elsewhere.

Clear expectations are not only important during the initial stages after staffing changes have been made; they’re an ongoing need in workplace environments that experience regular turnover due to staff reductions. Regularly review with your workforce their current responsibilities and what’s expected of them, as well as any new tasks or projects they may be assigned to complete.

It can be hard to maintain a positive workplace environment after you’ve had to reduce your workforce. But there are some simple things you can do that will help the process go more smoothly, such as honest communication and clear expectations for all employees. Clear feedback is also key in maintaining morale during these difficult times – make it a priority to share with your team how they’re doing and what they need in order to succeed moving forward.