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Honeywell’s CEO on How He Avoided Layoffs
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Layoffs Are Painful. But You Can Communicate Them Compassionately.
Communication Digital ArticleDelivering your message with kindness and care is better for both employees and your company. -
Audio: The Delicate Art of Doing Layoffs
Economics Digital ArticleWhat’s foremost in people’s minds these days? Whether or not they’ll be laid off. What’s foremost in the minds of a growing number of managers? How do you lay people off? As the exasperated protagonist says in the current Harvard Business Review Case Study, “Why aren’t layoffs taught as a subject at business school?” Download […] -
Research: How Losing a High-Paying Job Affects Family Relationships
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleGender norms make unemployment an unequal burden among heterosexual couples in the U.S. -
What GM's Layoffs Reveal About the Digitalization of the Auto Industry
Global Business Digital ArticleThe sector is becoming more and more about software. -
Case Study: How Should a Start-Up Cut Its Burn Rate?
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If You Think Downsizing Might Save Your Company, Think Again
Organizational Development Digital ArticleResearch shows it increases the chances of bankruptcy. -
You Can Prevent Layoffs
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleWhen you strip away the fancy jargon, a successful business fundamentally makes more money than it spends. While managers can pull any number of levers... -
European Layoffs: Choosing Between the Young, the Weak and the Old
Organizational Development Digital ArticleThe first article of this series reported that, traditionally, European firms fire employees by expense categories-the most expensive first, followed... -
Good Leaders Admit Mistakes
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How to Communicate a Tough Decision to Your Team
Management communication Digital ArticleSix strategies to help you deliver bad news compassionately. -
How to Talk to Your Kids About Layoffs
Layoffs Digital ArticleAdvice on what to say (and what not to say) when you break the news. -
When You Know Layoffs Are Coming…
Business and society Digital ArticleWaiting for bad news can take a major psychological toll. -
Preparing to Announce Layoffs in a Virtual Meeting
Communication Digital ArticleWith practice, you can deliver difficult news effectively and compassionately. -
Too Many Employees Cash Out Their 401(k)s When Leaving a Job
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleCompanies can make small changes that could dramatically increase retirement readiness. -
One More Look at Layoffs During the Great Recession
Organizational Development Digital ArticleHere's a brief update on some research we've been doing on layoff practices. For a decade we tracked who was likely to be fired in Europe during an economic... -
I Built My Side Hustle During a Layoff (and You Can Too)
Global Business First PersonKnow when to move beyond a job search. -
Halting the Exodus After a Layoff
Downsizing Magazine ArticleThe 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 […] -
6 Mistakes Leaders Make When Announcing Layoffs
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleThere's no way to sugarcoat the bad news. But you can deliver it with respect and compassion. -
Research: The Long-Term Costs of Layoffs
Organizational Development Digital ArticleA study of 146 companies that conducted layoffs showed that it often takes years - not months - for engagement, morale, and loyalty to rebound.
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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... -
CIBC Corporate and Investment Banking (B)--1992-97 (Condensed)
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details From 1992 to 1997, CIBC CEO Al Flood and head of investment banking John Hunkin integrate the struggling investment bank Wood Gundy with CIBC's corporate... -
Microsoft: Competing on Talent (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Describes the evolution of Microsoft's human-resource philosophies, policies, and practices and how they used as a core of the company's competitive advantage.... -
Yesware (A)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Matthew Bellows founded Yesware, a Boston-based tech startup, to solve a problem that he'd encountered as a Sales Manager: sales people hate entering... -
Camino Therapeutics (A)
Communication Case Study11.95View Details In the #MeToo era, allegations of sexual assault and sexual misconduct pose difficult issues for employers, particularly when allegations surface about... -
Surbana Jurong: Navigating Organisational Challenges in a Mass Termination
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details In January 2017, Surbana Jurong Private Limited, a wholly-owned infrastructure consultancy of Singapore's Temasek Holdings, came under the spotlight for... -
Leaving
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details A company supervisor listens to an employee, an African American woman, announce she is leaving the company and tries to understand the situation. -
Global Diversity and Inclusion at Royal Dutch Shell (A)
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details Royal Dutch Shell has been among the early players to implement diversity and inclusion policies in the 1990s, first in the U.S. and then globally. In... -
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... -
Differences at Work: Sameer (B)
Technology & Operations Case Study5.00View Details In Differences at Work: Sameer (B) HBS Case No. 9-609-054, Sameer leaves the firm at the summer's end without confronting his employer about the jokes... -
Cabot Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details Traces the 12-year career of a pharmaceutical salesperson, Bob Marsh, from recruitment to termination. Marsh has had an uneven career with Cabot Pharmaceuticals... -
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... -
Lexon Corp. (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details Lexon Corp. lawyers must decide how to respond to two lawsuits challenging the company's interception of electronic mail on privacy grounds. They must... -
Serena and Lily
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details The Serena and Lily case describes three challenging situations faced by Lily Kanter, CEO of Serena and Lily, a luxury home goods company. The first vignette... -
Employment at Will: A Legal Perspective
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Provides a brief overview of the employment-at-will doctrine, an important concept unique to the U.S. legal system and business landscape. Briefly surveys... -
Ron Ventura at Mitchell Memorial Hospital
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details Mitchell Memorial Hospital is a 750-bed regional academic medical center in Ohio. Andy Prescott, Chief of the Cardiovascular Center, is reviewing the... -
Exit Strategy (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details Case Supplement for 311075. -
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... -
Business Plan for Room for Dessert: Adding Unique Ingredients to Life's Balancing Act
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Summarizes the business plan for a concept restaurant focused on late evening dessert service as well as its subsequent rollout plan.
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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... -
Honeywell’s CEO on How He Avoided Layoffs
Economics Magazine Articlena -
CIBC Corporate and Investment Banking (B)--1992-97 (Condensed)
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details From 1992 to 1997, CIBC CEO Al Flood and head of investment banking John Hunkin integrate the struggling investment bank Wood Gundy with CIBC's corporate... -
Microsoft: Competing on Talent (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Describes the evolution of Microsoft's human-resource philosophies, policies, and practices and how they used as a core of the company's competitive advantage.... -
Layoffs Are Painful. But You Can Communicate Them Compassionately.
Communication Digital ArticleDelivering your message with kindness and care is better for both employees and your company. -
Audio: The Delicate Art of Doing Layoffs
Economics Digital ArticleWhat’s foremost in people’s minds these days? Whether or not they’ll be laid off. What’s foremost in the minds of a growing number of managers? How do you lay people off? As the exasperated protagonist says in the current Harvard Business Review Case Study, “Why aren’t layoffs taught as a subject at business school?” Download […] -
Yesware (A)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Matthew Bellows founded Yesware, a Boston-based tech startup, to solve a problem that he'd encountered as a Sales Manager: sales people hate entering... -
Research: How Losing a High-Paying Job Affects Family Relationships
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleGender norms make unemployment an unequal burden among heterosexual couples in the U.S. -
Camino Therapeutics (A)
Communication Case Study11.95View Details In the #MeToo era, allegations of sexual assault and sexual misconduct pose difficult issues for employers, particularly when allegations surface about... -
What GM's Layoffs Reveal About the Digitalization of the Auto Industry
Global Business Digital ArticleThe sector is becoming more and more about software.