Given the costs involved, perhaps it's time to think about layoffs as a last resort rather than a prime strategy. Here are some actions that you can take to reduce the likelihood of layoffs in your organization.
Having accurate flashes of insight about the future are the key to successful innovation. By committing to these principles, you can navigate a solution before the rest of the world even sees a problem coming.
By themselves, reorganizations rarely solve problems or improve corporate performance. No matter the structure, there still will be tensions, competition for resources and misalignment. There is no such thing as a "perfect" structure.