Layoffs

Research on downsizing, gender, and race.

Losing your job may feel like a permanent setback. But it’s not.

As a tech employee, Vivek Gulati has navigated multiple layoffs. Here’s what he’s learned.

Four steps you can take now to prepare.

This is no time to play the tough guy.

Delivering your message with kindness and care is better for both employees and your company.

Shift your focus from weaknesses to strengths.

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The gut-wrenching decision to downsize is usually made a little easier by the belief that at least there’s a purpose to it all: The company will save money and might even improve performance. But a new study indicates that layoffs often prompt demoralized survivors to quit. The resulting unexpected staff shortage can hinder efficiency, and […]

Especially if you have to deliver the news remotely.

With practice, you can deliver difficult news effectively and compassionately.

You'll have to leave a lot behind - but not your relationships.

Over the last two weeks (1, 2), I've looked at some of the best ways to manage layoffs. A study by Christopher Zatzick and Rick Iverson of Simon Fraser...

I've been surprised by the number of people I've met who, like I did, quit their jobs after the recession took hold last year. Of course, most people...

Know when to move beyond a job search.

Many cling to the idea that reducing staff is the fastest, easiest way to cut costs. But there are smarter, more humane approaches.

"Why aren't layoffs taught as a subject at business school?" Robin Astrigo asked himself. "Boards expect executives to do them well, but nobody knows...

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At America's 500 largest enterprises, layoffs look like anonymous, mass-market phenomena. Recently announced reductions affect thousands of employees...

Gender norms make unemployment an unequal burden among heterosexual couples in the U.S.

"Not another Bochum." Nokia Board Chairman Jorma Ollila was clear in the goals he set for the 2011 restructuring that Nokia's new CEO, Stephen Elop, had...

This case examines the mass layoffs that swept through the tech industry (2022-2023) through the lens of four companies: Twitter, Stripe, Meta, and Google....

In the evolving landscape of human resources and organizational development, the TRAIL Talent Management Model emerges as a comprehensive framework aimed...

Chase Bank and Chemical Bank intend to merge, producing the largest commercial bank in the United States, the fourth largest in the world. Projected financial...

Globally, over the past fifty years, more companies have used layoffs to cut costs during periods of decreased demand or economic downturns. But layoffs...

Rodey Wing, a partner at global management consulting firm Kearney, had to decide what to recommend to a struggling retailer client with over 200,000...

Drive transformation. Change is now constant. As a leader, you must serve as interpreter, project manager, cheerleader, and conduit. Plans evolve. Contexts...

This technical note describes the practice of employee furloughs (also known as work sharing or short time work) including their regulatory frameworks...

In late 2012, Shanghai Euclid Printing Machine Co. (Shanghai Euclid), a joint venture between a Chinese state-owned enterprise and an American multinational...

Janice Greer works for NVX Pharmaceuticals, a US firm with increasing global operations. Not long after Greer's promotion to country head for Japan, their...

This case details the journey of Sandeep Mathrani as he took over as CEO of WeWork, a flexible space provider, in the aftermath of the company's attempted...

Research on downsizing, gender, and race.

Losing your job may feel like a permanent setback. But it’s not.

"Not another Bochum." Nokia Board Chairman Jorma Ollila was clear in the goals he set for the 2011 restructuring that Nokia's new CEO, Stephen Elop, had...

As a tech employee, Vivek Gulati has navigated multiple layoffs. Here’s what he’s learned.

Four steps you can take now to prepare.

This is no time to play the tough guy.

Delivering your message with kindness and care is better for both employees and your company.

Shift your focus from weaknesses to strengths.

...

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