The old adage ‘It’s lonely at the top’ holds true for senior executives who find that their world becomes smaller as they climb the corporate ladder. After all, a Vice President or other senior staff looking to recruit for a top management position in another company cannot go about knocking on people’s door asking for the job.

Layoffs are as stressful to the person, who conveys the message, as they are to the people who are being conveyed the message.

Throughout the US, companies are increasingly finding it difficult to attract and retain talent. There’s a severe shortage of people who can run divisions and make critical decisions boldly. There is a war for talent and companies are finding it difficult to manage, let alone win this war.

As companies all over the world are trying their best to stay afloat by restructuring and downsizing, employees find themselves in the line of fire.

Companies all over the world are now trying to right-size their work force; and they are doing so with care to reduce the stress on exiting and retained employees.

What is the one thing that is common among people of all age groups? Everybody loves a challenge, especially when they feel that they can do it.