In your leadership role, you must make a difficult decision about restructuring the department. Because of limited resources, personnel needs to be reassigned, and positions need to be eliminated. Of 30 people in your department, you will have to stop or reassign 20% of the workforce (6).

• Develop your action plan to meet the directive that you have been given to maintain quality and reduce costs.
• Be specificabout your options and considerations.
• What is your rationale for selecting those who will be laid off?
• How will these layoffs affect the budget? Where will the funds be reallocated? Who will do the work of those who are laid off?
• How will you communicate your plan to your employeesthose who are being laid off and those who are remaining?