Ten Questions with Jeffrey Pfeffer
by
Guy Kawasaki, Jeffrey Pfeffer
Interview by Guy Kawaasaki.
"companies often ignore the interdependence or connections between actions in one part and those in another. So, even as some departments are trying to cut the costs of benefits, others are worried about recruiting and retaining enough qualified people. Maybe the parts should work together.
Third, many companies presume that incentives are the answer to everything, and have a very mechanistic model of human behavior. That is also incorrect."
Lay Off the Layoffs
by
Jeffrey Pfeffer
"Despite all the research suggesting downsizing hurts companies, managers everywhere continue to do it. That raises an obvious question: why? Part of the answer lies in the immense pressure corporate leaders feel—from the media, from analysts, from peers—to follow the crowd no matter what.
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The facts seem clear. Layoffs are mostly bad for companies, harmful for the economy, and devastating for employees."
