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CEOs Are Predicting a Mild Recession in the U.S.
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleThey expect a "short and shallow" downturn. -
How to Survive a Recession and Thrive Afterward
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleAccording to an analysis led by Ranjay Gulati, during the recessions of 1980, 1990, and 2000, 17% of the 4,700 public companies studied fared very badly:... -
What Professional Service Firms Must Do to Thrive
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleDuring economic slowdowns, consulting, law, and accounting firms often start offering services and taking on clients they really shouldn't, just to keep... -
What Companies Still Get Wrong About Layoffs
Organizational Development Digital ArticleMany cling to the idea that reducing staff is the fastest, easiest way to cut costs. But there are smarter, more humane approaches. -
Protecting DEI Progress When Budgets Are Tight
Organizational Development Digital ArticleThree strategies to embed DEI into your core business practices - and make your efforts recession-proof. -
How to Market in a Downturn
Sales & Marketing Magazine ArticleBecause no two recessions are exactly alike, marketers find themselves in poorly charted waters every time one occurs. But guidance is available, say... -
Why Social Applications Will Thrive In A Recession
Recessions Digital ArticleJosh Bernoff is a vice president at Forrester Research and the author, with Charlene Li, of the forthcoming book, Groundswell: Winning in a World Transformed by Social Technologies Is a recession coming? Don’t ask me — I’m not an economist, and even the economists don’t really know. But if it’s anything like the last recession, […] -
Don’t Cut IT During a Downturn
Recessions Digital ArticleHoward Rubin is CEO of Rubin Systems. John Sviokla is vice chairman of Diamond Management and Technology Consultants. By Howard Rubin and John Sviokla When we learned to drive many years ago, back in the age of rear wheel drive, we were both taught to “turn into the skid” because our natural instincts to turn […] -
Three Tips to Start Facing Down the Recession
Recessions Digital ArticleHave you noticed how many people are responding to the economic crisis in the same way they would deal with the sudden death of a loved one? In fact, the Kubler-Ross model of the five stages of grief seems incredibly appropriate to the times. Most people appear to be stuck in one of the first […] -
Why We Didn't Learn Enough From the Financial Crisis
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticlePolicymakers are victims of their own success. -
How to Spot the Upturn Early
Strategy Digital ArticleTalking with half-a-dozen professional friends at a recent gathering, I was distressed to find how deeply the recession is touching all of them. Two had been laid off; spouses of two others had lost their jobs; and the remaining two were in mortal fear that their own jobs were on the chopping block. Layoffs are […] -
Staying Confident Through a Downturn
Recessions Digital ArticleWith each passing day, there’s more news that the economy is weakening. Factory orders go down. Consumer spending decreases. The sub-prime shakeout continues. Inflation raises its ugly head. It is enough to make any manager shudder, but take a deep breath. Times are tough, but our economy has weathered crises such as these and much […] -
How to Stay Sane When the Economy Goes Crazy
Recessions Digital ArticleMost of us can’t do a darn thing to change what is happening on Wall Street or in the financial markets around the world. We are at the mercy of macro-economic forces — that have, by the way, been hovering like a dark, gray storm cloud for some time. What’s happening really isn’t a surprise. […] -
A Crisis of Long-Term Unemployment Is Looming in the U.S.
Career transitions Digital ArticleHow biases trap qualified job seekers in a cycle of rejection — and how to help them break free. -
Why Good People Skills Matter in a Recession
Managing people Digital ArticleI spend a great deal of my time coaching executives on how to become more effective leaders and managers. An important part of this work is to help them develop good relationships with their key staff and stakeholders. We explore different ways of influencing, motivating, and leading people and by extending their skills — I […] -
Plan Like an Entrepreneur
Entrepreneurship Digital ArticleThe Wall Street Journal yesterday featured an ‘insight exchange’ between four successful entrepreneurs which included, among other things, a discussion of their views on business planning. Their insights reconfirm what we’ve learned through years of research into successful, ‘habitual’ entrepreneurs (people who have started more than one business) and people who have made a long-run […] -
Should Your CEO Take a Pay Cut? It Depends on What You Value
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleMy friends at the Washington Post, where I am a member of the "On Leadership" panel, asked me to consider a sports-related question which is really a... -
The Perils of Innovation Overdrive
Global Business Digital ArticleI believe the big "innovation story" of 2008 won't involve a cool product, a specific company, or a new creative hotspot. Rather, it will involve a general... -
Can Industry Survive the Welfare State?
Labor Magazine ArticleTo maintain worldwide competitiveness, the West must adopt strategies achieve a balance between productivity and welfare goals -
Consumer Psychology in a Recession
Marketing Digital ArticleJohn Quelch, Harvard Business School professor and coauthor of Greater Good. In a tough economy, companies can succeed if they understand their customers’ evolving consumption patterns and fine-tune their marketing strategies accordingly.
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HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Risk (with bonus article "Managing 21st-Century Political Risk" by Condoleezza Rice and Amy Zegart)
Strategy & Execution BookIs your business playing it safe--or taking the right risks? If you read nothing else on managing risk, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds... -
Standing at the Edge of a Cliff: GM at the Onset of the 2008 Financial Crisis
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details This case details the competitive and macroeconomic challenges that faced the automobile giant before and after the onset of the 2008 financial crisis-including... -
Restoring Japan: Abenomics
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details The case presents Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, whose economic policies, nicknamed "Abenomics," aim to remedy the economic malaise Japan has suffered since... -
Fundacion Pro Vivienda Social: The Entrepreneur's Network as a Source of Resources
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details Describes the situation brought about by the severe economic and political crisis that swept Argentina at the end of 2001. The local situation had been... -
HBR's 10 Must Reads for the Recession Collection (6 Books)
Revitalize your company and roar out of the recession. We're facing the second major global downturn in a decade. To survive, companies must balance managing... -
The Big Three Performance Variables: Macroperformance of the United States and the Eurozone
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details The "big three" performance variables--growth in real GDP, inflation rate, and unemployment rate--are important starting points for delving into the macroeconomies... -
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing in a Downturn (with bonus article "Reigniting Growth" By Chris Zook and James Allen)
24.95View Details How do the most resilient companies survive--and even thrive--during a slowdown? If you read nothing else on preparing for a tough economy and coming... -
Spain: Can the House Resist the Storm?
Organizational Development Case Study6.95View Details On September 16, 2008, President Rodriguez Zapatero recognized the severity of Spain's macroeconomic situation and clearly pointed to the culprit in front... -
Cut Costs and Grow Stronger: A Strategic Approach to What to Cut and What to Keep
Strategy & Execution BookFor most companies, cost cutting in a down economy means across-the-board slashing that "spreads the pain" of budget reductions across many departments.... -
Japan: "Free, Fair, and Global?"
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details In April 1998, Prime Minister Hashimoto faced serious problems, both with his program of six systemic reforms and with his fiscal policy. Japan had been... -
Weathering the Storm
Strategy & Execution Book9.95View Details Lessons Learned: Weathering the Storm Featuring interviews with: · JW Marriott, Jr., Marriott International, Inc. · Sir Michael Drake, BT Group · Lynda... -
Honeywell and the Great Recession (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study14.00View Details CEO Dave Cote spent six years turning around an ailing Honeywell and in 2008 Cote and his team face a new challenge: how to respond to the Great Recession.... -
The Risks of Global Economic Stagnation
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details In early 2016, stock markets around the world plummeted, raising the threat of another major depression enveloping the world. In their struggle to recover... -
Jerome Powell: Navigating a New Course?
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details In February 2018, Jerome Powell had taken over as chair of the FOMC. At first glance, the macroeconomic conditions inherited by Powell appeared favorable... -
Winning in Turbulence
Strategy & Execution BookThe current downturn may prove more brutal than most previous recessions. It's already hammering companies in markets around the globe. It will test businesses... -
Shocks, Crises, and False Alarms: How to Assess True Macroeconomic Risk
Management Book35.00View Details An essential new guide to navigating the turbulent macroeconomic landscape as you form your strategy. War. Inflation. Recession. Pandemic. The semblance... -
Singapore Airlines: Customer Service Innovation
Sales & Marketing Case Study6.95View Details The members of Singapore Airlines' (SIA) management committee needs to decide whether to cancel the implementation of the new lie-flat seats in business... -
SureCut Shears, Inc.
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details A bank loan officer must determine whether to waive convenants and extend terms on a line of credit granted to SureCut Shears. At issue is whether the... -
SUN Brewing (A)
Finance & Accounting Case Study6.95View Details The Khemka family of India--founders, managers, and majority owners of Russia-based SUN Brewing--faces a difficult decision in 1998. Following the ruble's...
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CEOs Are Predicting a Mild Recession in the U.S.
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleThey expect a "short and shallow" downturn. -
How to Survive a Recession and Thrive Afterward
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleAccording to an analysis led by Ranjay Gulati, during the recessions of 1980, 1990, and 2000, 17% of the 4,700 public companies studied fared very badly:... -
What Professional Service Firms Must Do to Thrive
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleDuring economic slowdowns, consulting, law, and accounting firms often start offering services and taking on clients they really shouldn't, just to keep... -
What Companies Still Get Wrong About Layoffs
Organizational Development Digital ArticleMany cling to the idea that reducing staff is the fastest, easiest way to cut costs. But there are smarter, more humane approaches. -
Protecting DEI Progress When Budgets Are Tight
Organizational Development Digital ArticleThree strategies to embed DEI into your core business practices - and make your efforts recession-proof. -
How to Market in a Downturn
Sales & Marketing Magazine ArticleBecause no two recessions are exactly alike, marketers find themselves in poorly charted waters every time one occurs. But guidance is available, say... -
Why Social Applications Will Thrive In A Recession
Recessions Digital ArticleJosh Bernoff is a vice president at Forrester Research and the author, with Charlene Li, of the forthcoming book, Groundswell: Winning in a World Transformed by Social Technologies Is a recession coming? Don’t ask me — I’m not an economist, and even the economists don’t really know. But if it’s anything like the last recession, […] -
Don’t Cut IT During a Downturn
Recessions Digital ArticleHoward Rubin is CEO of Rubin Systems. John Sviokla is vice chairman of Diamond Management and Technology Consultants. By Howard Rubin and John Sviokla When we learned to drive many years ago, back in the age of rear wheel drive, we were both taught to “turn into the skid” because our natural instincts to turn […] -
Three Tips to Start Facing Down the Recession
Recessions Digital ArticleHave you noticed how many people are responding to the economic crisis in the same way they would deal with the sudden death of a loved one? In fact, the Kubler-Ross model of the five stages of grief seems incredibly appropriate to the times. Most people appear to be stuck in one of the first […] -
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Risk (with bonus article "Managing 21st-Century Political Risk" by Condoleezza Rice and Amy Zegart)
Strategy & Execution BookIs your business playing it safe--or taking the right risks? If you read nothing else on managing risk, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds...