The economic effects of these past months have caused many organizations to downsize, restructure, and freeze hiring efforts and budgets. All these actions are directed at stabilizing organizational performance, but they are simultaneously causing companies to unwittingly lose the energy of many loyal, talented, and hard-working employees who still remain…the very people that the organization is now relying on for success! After the economic dust settles, employees who have managed to keep their jobs often find themselves feeling worse than those who were forced out. While laidoff workers are struggling to reclaim their professional lives, the “kept-on” workers (those who survive a transition) are coping with another kind of stress. They find themselves simply surviving, not thriving. And they are ready to bail to improve their plight when the economy shifts or opportunities arise.

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