Your Company Isn’t Getting Leaner. It’s Cutting the People Who Do the Work

Companies that eliminate junior and middle roles may lower headcount, but they also weaken execution, burn out senior hires, and dismantle their leadership pipeline.

EXPERT OPINION BY DEEPALI VYAS, FOUNDER AND CEO OF VYAS MEDIA AND THE ELITE RECRUITER

I get calls every week from companies trying to hire their way out of a problem they created themselves. They want a VP. They want a director. They want someone senior enough to walk in and “own” a function on day one. Nobody is asking me for a coordinator, an analyst, or someone two years out of school. I understand the instinct. Senior hires close deals, sign off on strategy, and look good in a board meeting. But somewhere along the way, a lot of organizations forgot that senior people don’t actually execute the........

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