I once laid off one-third of the startup I had just helped to build.
As a shrinking startup no longer needs to recruit, I administered the layoff as my last act and was laid off, in turn, the next day.
AdvertisementThese days, we are seeing tons of layoffs, and good leaders need to be skilled at all parts of the layoff process for the sake of their team members and themselves.
Most long-term leaders will go through several cycles of layoffs in their careers, and the best leaders recognize that layoffs are relatively common.
I have made the call to lay off employees, and I have been laid off myself.
Persons:
Goldman Sachs, Ethan Evans
Organizations:
Operations, Amazon