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| Author: | Stybel, L. J. Peabody, M. |
| Title: | The Right Way to Be Fired |
| Journal: | Harvard Business Review
2001 : JUL-AUG, VOL. 79:7, p. 86-99 |
| Index terms: | EMPLOYEES EMPLOYMENT CAREERS |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | What differentiates fired employees who make the best of their situations from those who do not? One answer is mind-set. Many workers unconsciously hold a "tenure mindset," believing in the promise of employment security. By contrast, other workers hold an "assignment mentality," seeing each job as one in a series of impermanent, career- building stepping-stones. Most corporate board members and CEOs have this latter mind-set and consider their executives to be filling terminal assignments. To prepare for the eventuality of termination, the authors suggest that executives adopt the assignment mind-set at all times. They should keep their social networks alive, include a termination clause in employment contracts, and consider hiring an agent. By assuming control over the way they are fired, people can gain control over their careers. |
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