Career Choices When Life Is Short

A young man diagnosed with a terminal illness decides on his next move.

by

Joshua D. Margolis

and

Amy Gallo

by

Joshua D. Margolis

and

Amy Gallo

From the Magazine (June 2014)

HBR’s fictionalized case studies present dilemmas faced by leaders in real companies and offer solutions from experts. This one is based on the HBS Case Study “Avi Kremer” (case no. 411022-PDF-ENG), by Joshua D. Margolis.

A version of this article appeared in the June 2014 issue of Harvard Business Review.

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Joshua D. Margolis is the James Dinan and Elizabeth Miller Professor of Business Administration and the head of the Organizational Behavior unit at HBS.
Amy Gallo is a contributing editor at Harvard Business Review, cohost of the Women at Work podcast, and the author of two books: Getting Along: How to Work with Anyone (Even Difficult People) and the HBR Guide to Dealing with Conflict. She writes and speaks about workplace dynamics. Watch her TEDx talk on conflict and follow her on LinkedIn.
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