Nobody lied in the interview. The company changed, the scope tripled, and nobody redesigned the role. Now you are measuring a leader against a job description that expired eighteen months ago.
You didn’t lose your team’s trust when you cut the jobs. You lost it when you lied about why. Here’s what blaming AI is really costing you, and how to earn belief back.
Your next best hire is watching how you treat your last employee. Learn how to handle layoffs in a way that protects trust, culture, and your future talent pipeline.
Recent corporate layoffs at companies like Meta, Blue Origin, and Estee Lauder will likely have significant negative impacts on their long-term growth, despite the short-term financial benefits companies seek.
However, these companies have tons of cash behind them to ride out most economic storms.
Can your company afford a downturn in profitability even if you believe it might be a short-term dip?
Imagine this: You’ve worked tirelessly, met or exceeded expectations, and even received positive performance reviews.
Then, one day, an email lands in your inbox telling you that you’re being let go—not because of a sudden downturn in your performance, but because of arbitrary metrics or quotas.
Worse yet, the person delivering the news isn’t even your manager. This is becoming the new normal in corporate America, and it has to stop.
Here’s what companies should do instead.
Finding the right talent that will prosper and stay is even harder when you do it alone.
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