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J.J. Sorrenti has learned much throughout his extensive career, including the impact layoffs can have on the morale of a company. Early on in his career, before he joined the team at printing and promotions company Safeguard, he was told they needed to layoff a third of their staff. Although shocked, Sorrenti executed the plan without further discussion with upper management.

&quot;It wasn&rsquo;t disruptive to the profit margins, but it certainly wasn&rsquo;t great for the employees who remained,&quot; said President of Dallas-based <a href="http://www.safeguarddevelopment.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=crains-dallas-safeguard-business-solutions-president-shares-insight-8324" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Safeguard </a>J.J. Sorrenti in an interview with Crain&#39;s Dallas. &quot;The result was that several more people ended up leaving because they had too much work piled on them.&quot;

Later reminiscing on the situation, Sorrenti felt he could have taken a stand against upper management but the larger lesson was that the company culture was the ultimate problem.

&quot;If employees don&rsquo;t feel comfortable coming to you with problems or concerns, you have failed as a leader,&quot; said Sorrenti to Crain&#39;s Dallas reporter Nicholas Sakelaris. &quot;Now that I&rsquo;m in a leadership position, I work hard to foster an environment where employees feel comfortable talking with me. Pushback is a good thing at <a href="https://www.gosafeguard.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=crains-dallas-safeguard-business-solutions-president-shares-insight-8324" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Safeguard</a>.&quot;
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