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You must cut 3 people out of 10

Devi tagliare 3 persone su 10 · Leadership · Advanced

The case

Headquarters imposes a 30% cut on your 10-person team by quarter's end. The team doesn't know. Two potential cuts are the only ones who know a critical legacy system, one is a brilliant new hire, another is close to retirement. How do you manage the whole process?

La casa madre impone un taglio del 30% al tuo team di 10 persone entro fine trimestre. Il team non lo sa. Due dei potenziali esuberi sono gli unici che conoscono un sistema legacy critico, uno è un neoassunto brillante, un altro è vicino alla pensione. Come gestisci l'intero processo?

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