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The loneliest job in leadership: What leaders reveal about letting people go

In management books, layoffs are described as an unfortunate but sometimes necessary instrument for safeguarding a company’s future. At Listeds, we started looking into this topic because many leaders told us they felt left out of the conversation: media stories tend to focus on those who lose their jobs (as the stories should), but rarely on the moral and emotional strain on the person delivering the news.  Read more »

The loneliest job in leadership: What leaders reveal about letting people go

In management books, layoffs are described as an unfortunate but sometimes necessary instrument for safeguarding a company’s future. At Listeds, we started looking into this topic because many leaders told us they felt left out of the conversation: media stories tend to focus on those who lose their jobs (as the stories should), but rarely on the moral and emotional strain on the person delivering the news.  Read more »

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