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Leading an All-Hands Meeting After Layoffs with Authentic Empathy and Strength

Leading a post-layoff company all-hands requires total vulnerability without appearing helpless or uncertain about the future.

Amit Kasliwal
Amit KasliwalCEO & Founder, Dehurdle
June 14, 20234 min read
Leading an All-Hands Meeting After Layoffs with Authentic Empathy and Strength

The Post-Restructuring All-Hands Script

Recommended Spoken Script
"Today is a heavy, painful day for our company. We said goodbye to 40 talented colleagues who helped build this business, and that outcome rests entirely on my strategic planning as CEO. We have supported their transitions with generous severance and outplacement. Our responsibility now is to honor their contributions by executing our focused roadmap with total discipline."

The 2-Minute Practice Drill

2-Minute Spoken Drill

The 2-Minute Practice Drill

Practice all-hands town hall leadership in Dehurdle.

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