272. The Layoff Playbook: Soft Landings, Survivor's Guilt, and Trust

Traci sat down with Jena Dunay, founder of Recruit the Employer, to talk about conducting layoffs with dignity. We're bringing this one back as the first episode of our four-part layoff series because it's just as relevant now as it was when it first aired.

What We Cover:

• Offboarding as seriously as onboarding
• What's at stake when there's no plan in place
• What outplacement actually is (hint: not George Clooney in Up in the Air)
• The communication plan every HR leader needs before they ever need it
• Legal landmines to think through before a single conversation happens
• Survivors' guilt and what leaders can actually do about it
• What owning leadership mistakes publicly really looks like
• Why middle management is the make-or-break layer in post-layoff recovery

Connect with Jena Dunay: RecruittheEmpoyer.com | Recruiter Unlimited | LinkedIn

Connect with Traci here:https://linktr.ee/HRTraci

Disclaimer: Thoughts, opinions, and statements made on this podcast are not a reflection of the thoughts, opinions, and statements of the Company by whom Traci Chernoff is actively employed.

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