Comments on: The seeeeeeriously cool way out of a downturn http://positivesharing.com/2009/03/the-seeeeeeriously-cool-way-out-of-a-downturn/ Make Yourself and Your Business Happy At Work Sun, 20 May 2012 05:56:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: dre in the morning » Blog Archive » Monday http://positivesharing.com/2009/03/the-seeeeeeriously-cool-way-out-of-a-downturn/#comment-245553 dre in the morning » Blog Archive » Monday Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:45:22 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/?p=2321#comment-245553 [...] The seeeeeeriously cool way out of a downturn Is there a better way out of a corporate crisis than layoffs? I’ve long felt that there has to be, and back in 2001 when my own IT company was deep in the hole, we fought hard to avoid laying off anyone (and succeeded). (positivesharing) [...] [...] The seeeeeeriously cool way out of a downturn Is there a better way out of a corporate crisis than layoffs? I’ve long felt that there has to be, and back in 2001 when my own IT company was deep in the hole, we fought hard to avoid laying off anyone (and succeeded). (positivesharing) [...]

]]> By: CEOFlow · Alexander Kjerulf's Chief Happiness Officer blog, and surviving a downturn without layoffs http://positivesharing.com/2009/03/the-seeeeeeriously-cool-way-out-of-a-downturn/#comment-245467 CEOFlow · Alexander Kjerulf's Chief Happiness Officer blog, and surviving a downturn without layoffs Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:15:05 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/?p=2321#comment-245467 [...] The plan had three simple components…continue to the full article [...] [...] The plan had three simple components…continue to the full article [...]

]]> By: Sachi http://positivesharing.com/2009/03/the-seeeeeeriously-cool-way-out-of-a-downturn/#comment-242501 Sachi Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:20:25 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/?p=2321#comment-242501 Hello Alex, Thanks for sharing this article. Truely inspirational of Wim to have strived against the popular norm and found an innovative yet balanced and rounded way to deal with such tough times! I guess such contributions of his, over the years, resulted in nurturing a truely wonderful work environment at Xilinx! Its an aspect of the age old legacy of the TATAs as was in India before! But guess, given business pressures, like that culture has changed so has that of Xilinx... Unfortunately, like another post above notes, we have had a second round of layoffs in less than a year. (And there are rumors of more?!). At least I have seen better days to be able to compare now... Thanks Wim! (would like to get in touch if you read this.) Unfortunately the Xilinx culture has changed since.. Wim, I guess thats the only gripe I have - maybe a better choice could do? Though I guess, any successor would have had a hard time to excel-beyond or even match-up to the legacy you left behind! Hello Alex, Thanks for sharing this article.

Truely inspirational of Wim to have strived against the popular norm and found an innovative yet balanced and rounded way to deal with such tough times! I guess such contributions of his, over the years, resulted in nurturing a truely wonderful work environment at Xilinx! Its an aspect of the age old legacy of the TATAs as was in India before! But guess, given business pressures, like that culture has changed so has that of Xilinx… Unfortunately, like another post above notes, we have had a second round of layoffs in less than a year. (And there are rumors of more?!). At least I have seen better days to be able to compare now… Thanks Wim! (would like to get in touch if you read this.)

Unfortunately the Xilinx culture has changed since.. Wim, I guess thats the only gripe I have – maybe a better choice could do? Though I guess, any successor would have had a hard time to excel-beyond or even match-up to the legacy you left behind!

]]> By: Divaker http://positivesharing.com/2009/03/the-seeeeeeriously-cool-way-out-of-a-downturn/#comment-242420 Divaker Fri, 24 Apr 2009 04:58:12 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/?p=2321#comment-242420 It is very inspiring to see such leadership from top. Most of the time, the Management and Human Resource leaders choose the easy option out. They refuse to think out of the box to innovate. Seldom do they realize the impact of the layoff on the laid off employees and their families and surviving employees. At the first instance of market recovery the surviving employee would look for a better opportunity, because they realize the organization has no commitment towards them. It is very rare to find leaders like Wim, who are willing to take risk and standup to it. It is very inspiring to see such leadership from top. Most of the time, the Management and Human Resource leaders choose the easy option out. They refuse to think out of the box to innovate. Seldom do they realize the impact of the layoff on the laid off employees and their families and surviving employees. At the first instance of market recovery the surviving employee would look for a better opportunity, because they realize the organization has no commitment towards them.

It is very rare to find leaders like Wim, who are willing to take risk and standup to it.

]]> By: soma http://positivesharing.com/2009/03/the-seeeeeeriously-cool-way-out-of-a-downturn/#comment-242314 soma Sun, 19 Apr 2009 18:53:32 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/?p=2321#comment-242314 Just witnessed the latest round of layoffs, http://www.eetimes.com/showArticle.jhtml;?articleID=216500963 Pretty brutal. I do wonder how many of the firings were politically motivated. When the pond starts drying up..... it's not always the most talented contributors that survive. But, as inspiring as Wim's leadership during the last crisis, did he make the right decisions in the long run? Since then, Altera has gained market share, and startups have undercut once fat profit margins. Did the company's strategic missteps have their root in Wim's keeping people in their jobs? Who knows..... not me. But one thing's for sure, a lot of the industry's best will be somewhere other than Xilinx when this 'Great Recession' ends. That is, assuming the jobs don't re-emerge in China and India, where an army of highly educated people are hungry to work for a fraction of the cost. Just witnessed the latest round of layoffs,

http://www.eetimes.com/showArticle.jhtml;?articleID=216500963

Pretty brutal. I do wonder how many of the firings were politically motivated. When the pond starts drying up….. it’s not always the most talented contributors that survive.

But, as inspiring as Wim’s leadership during the last crisis, did he make the right decisions in the long run? Since then, Altera has gained market share, and startups have undercut once fat profit margins. Did the company’s strategic missteps have their root in Wim’s keeping people in their jobs? Who knows….. not me. But one thing’s for sure, a lot of the industry’s best will be somewhere other than Xilinx when this ‘Great Recession’ ends. That is, assuming the jobs don’t re-emerge in China and India, where an army of highly educated people are hungry to work for a fraction of the cost.

]]> By: Alexander http://positivesharing.com/2009/03/the-seeeeeeriously-cool-way-out-of-a-downturn/#comment-242281 Alexander Sat, 11 Apr 2009 05:27:03 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/?p=2321#comment-242281 Blobert: Yeah, I knew about that. It's sad, because it shows that this more creative way of handling a crisis is tied to one person, in this case Wim. Once a new CEO came in, it was back to the old ways - regardless of the fact that Wim's solution worked incredibly well. Blobert: Yeah, I knew about that. It’s sad, because it shows that this more creative way of handling a crisis is tied to one person, in this case Wim. Once a new CEO came in, it was back to the old ways – regardless of the fact that Wim’s solution worked incredibly well.

]]> By: Blobert http://positivesharing.com/2009/03/the-seeeeeeriously-cool-way-out-of-a-downturn/#comment-242252 Blobert Wed, 08 Apr 2009 19:24:25 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/?p=2321#comment-242252 Of course, right after Wim left, Xilinx let go of 250 people [1] (7%) followed by about 30 more. So much for touchy-feely. There are rumors of more layoffs as we speak. It should be noted that these layoffs happened *before* this article was written. [1]http://www.edn.com/article/CA6566989.html Of course, right after Wim left, Xilinx let go of 250 people [1] (7%) followed by about 30 more. So much for touchy-feely. There are rumors of more layoffs as we speak. It should be noted that these layoffs happened *before* this article was written.

[1]http://www.edn.com/article/CA6566989.html

]]> By: Hooray, there’s a crisis http://positivesharing.com/2009/03/the-seeeeeeriously-cool-way-out-of-a-downturn/#comment-242007 Hooray, there’s a crisis Mon, 30 Mar 2009 12:38:31 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/?p=2321#comment-242007 [...] The seeeeeeriously cool way out of a downturn [...] [...] The seeeeeeriously cool way out of a downturn [...]

]]> By: MAPping Company Success http://positivesharing.com/2009/03/the-seeeeeeriously-cool-way-out-of-a-downturn/#comment-241959 MAPping Company Success Sat, 28 Mar 2009 13:30:50 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/?p=2321#comment-241959 [...] Kjerulf over at Chief Happiness Officer shared a fascinating write-up (one of the case studies for his new book) about Wim Roelandts, CEO [...] [...] Kjerulf over at Chief Happiness Officer shared a fascinating write-up (one of the case studies for his new book) about Wim Roelandts, CEO [...]

]]> By: Elizabeth Pagano http://positivesharing.com/2009/03/the-seeeeeeriously-cool-way-out-of-a-downturn/#comment-241863 Elizabeth Pagano Wed, 25 Mar 2009 02:11:49 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/?p=2321#comment-241863 Businesses need your book NOW. Please consider how sabbaticals can be a low-cost alternative to lay-offs. http://tiny.cc/nAu41 A strategic sabbatical program can build morale and productivity and also position the company as a progressive workplace - a great place to work. Businesses need your book NOW. Please consider how sabbaticals can be a low-cost alternative to lay-offs. http://tiny.cc/nAu41 A strategic sabbatical program can build morale and productivity and also position the company as a progressive workplace – a great place to work.

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