Every time that an employee is shocked that s/he is being layed off, it is a failure of management. All of your employees MUST know where they stand in the orga

Every time that an employee is shocked that s/he is being layed off, it is a failure of management. All of your employees MUST know where they stand in the organisation. And when the layoffs come, and eventually they will, where will you be on that list. But, this should also not be used as a trump card all the time. Otherwise good people will make sure they leave than work under this constant threat.