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When Your Job Breaks Your Heart
Termination Digital ArticleAn interview with author Morra Aarons-Mele on how to recover from professional heartbreak. -
When Your Coworkers Got Laid Off — But You Didn’t
Career transitions Digital ArticleStrategies for navigating the uncertainty, social strain, and pressure to succeed. -
The Charts that Help Make Sense of 2024
Business and society Digital ArticleVisualizing what people are really doing with gen AI, the long tail of layoffs, beer and boycotts, and more. -
Research: The Long-Term Costs of Layoffs
Layoffs Digital ArticleA study of 146 companies that conducted layoffs showed that it often takes years — not months — for engagement, morale, and loyalty to rebound. -
HR’s New Role
Human resource management Magazine ArticleIn this tight labor market, cost cutting is out. Championing employee concerns is in. -
6 Mistakes Leaders Make When Announcing Layoffs
Layoffs Digital ArticleThere’s no way to sugarcoat the bad news. But you can deliver it with respect and compassion. -
Case Study: Navigating Labor Unrest
Strategy execution Magazine ArticleA factory manager considers whether to accept or resist union demands. -
5 Reasons People Get Laid Off
Layoffs Digital ArticleAnd how to proactively assert control over your professional destiny. -
Overcoming Today’s DEI Leadership Challenges
Diversity and inclusion Big IdeaAn interview with former VICE Media chief people officer Daisy Auger-Domínguez. -
The Next Phase of DEI
Management Digital Article"The Next Phase of DEI" Big Idea features the following three articles. In "Where Does DEI Go from Here?", author Laura Morgan Roberts, a researcher in... -
Worried About Impending Layoffs?
Layoffs Digital ArticleFour steps you can take now to prepare. -
Case Study: How Should a Start-Up Cut Its Burn Rate?
Business management Magazine ArticleA CEO considers a second round of layoffs. -
CEOs Are Predicting a Mild Recession in the U.S.
Economic cycles and trends Digital ArticleThey expect a “short and shallow” downturn. -
How a “Pay-to-Quit” Strategy Can Reveal Your Most Motivated Employees
Employee incentives Digital ArticleEverybody wins with this program. -
How to Communicate a Tough Decision to Your Team
Management communication Digital ArticleSix strategies to help you deliver bad news compassionately. -
Research: Remote Workers Are More Anxious About Layoffs
Remote work Digital ArticleA study of 80,000 employees found that remote employees were 32% more likely than their in-office peers to feel anxious in the wake of news about layoffs. -
Shifting Your Perception After Being Laid Off
Layoffs Digital ArticleAs a tech employee, Vivek Gulati has navigated multiple layoffs. Here’s what he’s learned. -
Too Many Employees Cash Out Their 401(k)s When Leaving a Job
Retirement planning Digital ArticleCompanies can make small changes that could dramatically increase retirement readiness. -
5 Signs that a Layoff Is Coming
Early career Digital Article…and how to prepare yourself. -
How to Emotionally Process a Layoff
Early career First PersonLosing your job may feel like a permanent setback. But it’s not.
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HBR Guide to Leading Through Change
Management Book21.95View Details Drive transformation. Change is now constant. As a leader, you must serve as interpreter, project manager, cheerleader, and conduit. Plans evolve. Contexts... -
Darktrace: Scaling Cybersecurity and AI (A)
Management Case Study11.95View Details In 2023, Darktrace CEO Poppy Gustafsson was contemplating her growth strategy at a leading U.K.-based cybersecurity venture, launched in 2013 by a group... -
The TRAIL Model of Talent Management
Management Case Study8.95View Details In the evolving landscape of human resources and organizational development, the TRAIL Talent Management Model emerges as a comprehensive framework aimed... -
Economic Analysis: The Hidden Costs of Layoffs and Managing Staff Reductions
Management Case Study8.95View Details Globally, over the past fifty years, more companies have used layoffs to cut costs during periods of decreased demand or economic downturns. But layoffs... -
Layoffs in the Tech Industry: 2022-2023
Management Case Study11.95View Details 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.... -
Gerald Weiss (2023)
Management Case Study11.95View Details Gerald Weiss left Wall Street for the promise of a CFO position at a well-established corporation. He was given a 10-year options package with a guaranteed... -
Winds of Change at Hero Honda
Management Case Study11.95View Details Pawan Munjal, the CEO of Hero Honda, started a media briefing in December 2010 with the statement: "This is the most important announcement I have made... -
Strictly Business: Janice Greer's Leadership Challenge in Japan
Management Case Study11.95View Details 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... -
Netflix's Culture: Binge or Cringe?
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details In May 2022, streaming entertainment company Netflix lost customers for the first time in more than 10 years. Once a first mover in the streaming landscape,... -
WeWork in 2021: The Next Chapter
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details 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... -
Is it Fair to Let Them Go? Using Performance Appraisal Data to Decide on Staff Cuts
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details 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... -
Francoise Brougher (A)
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details Francoise Brougher was a high-powered technology executive in Silicon Valley. After successful stints at Google (where she rose to lead a $16 billion... -
FamilyMart in China: The Divorce of a 20-Year International Partnership?
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details A dramatic dispute between two partners was about to push their long-time, successful international alliance to the verge of collapse. FamilyMart Co.... -
Kiana Nelson
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details This case details the challenges Kiana Nelson faced at Central Valley Towing, a fictional towing company Nelson acquired. In the case, Nelson must decide... -
Best Buy's Corie Barry: Confronting the COVID-19 Pandemic
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details This case examines the leadership of Corie Barry, the new CEO of Best Buy, with a focus on actions the company took in 2020 to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic.... -
What Went Wrong with Boeing's 737 Max? (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Following the March 10, 2019, crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight 302, en route to Nairobi, Kenya and the October 29, 2018, downing of Lion Air flight... -
Firing at Startups
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Uber at a Crossroads (2017)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details This case describes the history of Uber, its business model-including the ways it differed from that of the traditional taxi industry-and its competition... -
What Went Wrong with Boeing's 737 Max?
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details This case describes the development of the Boeing 737 Max airplane model and the events leading up to two tragic plane crashes, in which a total of 346... -
Culture at Google
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Beginning in 2017, technology (tech) company Google faced a series of employee-relations issues that threatened its unique culture of innovation and open...
