Why Not Having a Plan Can Be the Best Plan of All

This weekend I went back to Princeton University, where I was a student over twenty years ago, to give a speech. As I traveled to the campus I remembered a single question that haunted my last few months of schooling: now what?

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Why the Wrong People Get Laid Off — And How to Prevent It

Lisa (names have been changed) held a mid-level position in Human Resources at a large bank and received stellar performance reviews every year for five years. Conscientious, she delivered projects on time and communicated clearly with her manager. Responsible, she organized her work so that if she was sick or on vacation, others would know how to respond to requests or issues that cropped up.

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