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Layoffs Rarely Pay Off: Here are 15 Alternatives

The Practical Leader

None of us have ever been through a global pandemic like this before. Many research reports showed that layoffs sometimes provided short-term relief but hurt most companies in the long-term: A study in the Academy of Management Journal , found that big layoffs often create even bigger turnover spikes soon after.

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Make Results Matter More than Face Time

Harvard Business Review

Judging employees chiefly on the number of hours they log in at work is not only demoralizing but does little for company performance. In fact, sixty-nine percent of employers report that supervisors at their organizations are encouraged to assess employees' performance by what they accomplish and not just by the hours they work.

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Don’t Just Tell Employees Organizational Changes Are Coming — Explain Why

Harvard Business Review

Employees around the world are reporting that big organizational changes are affecting their jobs. employees, almost one-third don’t understand why these changes are happening. employees, almost one-third don’t understand why these changes are happening. Keep employees informed by providing regular communications.

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Case Study: The Gentleman's 3

Harvard Business Review

Editors' Note: This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. It is based on the HBS Case Study "Compensation and Performance Evaluation at Arrow Electronics" (case no. Hall and Carleen Madigan. 800290), by Brian J.

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How to Pull Your Company Out of a Tailspin

Harvard Business Review

At first, the causes of free fall appear to be external: a global financial crisis, a banking system collapse, government deregulation, or, more common, a new business model or technology harnessed by a nimble insurgent competitor. Instead, you need to find leaders and employees with a rebellious spirit.