#86 - Leading Through A Layoff // feat. Mike Fisher - Former CTO @ Etsy
Oct 05, 2023•44 min•Ep 86•Transcript available on Metacast Episode description
Is there a nice way to downsize? Mike Fisher, former CTO of Etsy, shares what he learned when the company downscaled by 27% in 2 rounds of layoffs right before he joined. Find out how you can help your team navigate this sensitive period - both pre- and post-layoff.
- How much time⏳ you lose in a layoff (the productivity cost of layoff)
- Why you can’t expect to cut costs ✂️ AND grow
- Why Availability 🟢 needs to be prioritised as you downsize
- Layoffing off Generalists vs. Specialists 🧑🔬
- How they migrated to the cloud ☁️
