Laying Off Layoffs (Redefining Work Newsletter - Feb 8, 2023)

This weeks newsletter includes several angles on layoffs, the CHRO as growth executive, MIT Sloan's take on workplace flexibility, a long read on the tech recession, and more.

Articles discussed in this week's Digest (and more)

1. We asked ChatGPT to write a layoff memo and it turns out this is 'a difficult time' (Business Insider)

2. Despite Layoffs, It’s Still a Workers’ Labor Market (Harvard Business Review)

3. Were All These Layoffs Inevitable? Perhaps, But Here’s How It Happened (Josh Bersin)

4. Trying to explain layoff benefits (Peer Group)

5. America’s CEOs have gone silent on national tragedies (Axios)

6. The CHRO as a growth executive (Accenture)

7. Flexibility Is Key to Integrating Meaning and Work (MIT Sloan Management Review)

8. The Four Horsemen of the Tech Recession (Stratechery)

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Check out recent episodes of Redefining Work below.

1. The Science of Happiness With 10x Genomics Chief People Officer Becks Port

2. Using Data to Improve Work With ADP Head of Research, People, and Performance Marcus Buckingham

3. Embracing a Skills-Based Approach in Hiring With Workday Chief People Officer Ashley Goldsmith

4. The Act of Love in Innovation With PepsiCo SVP & Chief Design Officer Mauro Porcini

5. Reshaping Talent Strategies With Northwestern Mutual EVP and CHRO Don Robertson

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