Debbie Bing and Chatham Sullivan are giving the keynote address, "Managing the Movement of Conflict in Complex Organizations", at the International Society for the Psychoanalytic Study of Organizations Annual Meeting —June 26 in Toldeo, Spain.
The Downsizing Dilemma: Leadership in the Age of Discontinuity
This paper examines four critical dilemmas managers face in managing cutbacks— communication, structuring effective participation, managers in the middle, and the timing and depth of cuts.
Leaders everywhere are feeling enormous pressure to pull back — to cut expenses, reduce staff, freeze spending and wait out the storm. While cost-cutting is necessary, the challenge also opens up opportunities to sharpen strategy, realign resources, and identify new paths for revenue growth. We can help organizations weather the immediate crisis — and emerge focused, more resilient, and positioned for success.
