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0508 | Orly Lobel: Full Transcript

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Actually, reading the book reminded me of this old anecdote that I heard one time, a conversation between a sort of unnamed CEO and an unnamed CFO and essentially, the CFO was asking, “What happens if we invest all this money to develop our people and they leave?” That can be, I think, really demotivating.

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Where Will You Be in Five Years?

Harvard Business Review

Most businesses don't even know what's going to be required in two or three years," says Joseph Weintraub, a professor of management and organizational behavior at Babson College and co-author of the book, The Coaching Manager: Developing Top Talent in Business. "Five years, in today's environment, is very hard to predict.

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How to Tell Someone They’re Being Laid Off

Harvard Business Review

” Dismissing an employee or group of employees is particularly hard when you disagree with the decision, says Andy Molinsky, professor of organizational behavior at Brandeis University International Business School. . “The way you fire people needs to reflect the words you have in your mission statement.”

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Win at Workplace Conflict

Harvard Business Review

In my career studying organizational behavior, I’ve had the privilege of witnessing some incredibly effective conflict management techniques. I’ve distilled a few of them into some rules for dealing with organizational conflict: 1.

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