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Leadership and organizational change advisor. Thirty years advising senior executives through transformation, restructuring and leadership transition at Fortune 50 organizations.
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Stanford GSB: Leading Through Layoffs and Restructuring
Stanford GSB's Grit & Growth podcast features Esi Ansah discussing best practices for leading through layoffs and restructuring, emphasizing data-driven decisions, transparent communication, and compassionate leadership. The masterclass covers key strategies including gathering documentation, maintaining honesty, following labor laws, and communicating a positive vision for the company's future after downsizing.
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Summary
Stanford GSB's Grit & Growth podcast features Esi Ansah discussing best practices for leading through layoffs and restructuring, emphasizing data-driven decisions, transparent communication, and compassionate leadership. The masterclass covers key strategies including gathering documentation, maintaining honesty, following labor laws, and communicating a positive vision for the company's future after downsizing.
Tags
downsizing · leadership · layoffs · organizational-change · communication · hr-strategy · restructuring
Key entities
Esi Ansah (person, 0.99) · Stanford Graduate School of Business (organization, 0.99) · Stanford Seed (organization, 0.99) · Ashesi University (organization, 0.95) · Axis Human Capital (organization, 0.95) · Grit & Growth (concept, 0.99) · Center for Leadership (concept, 0.9)
Classification
transcript · language en · status final
Provenance
claude-haiku-4-5 via @stacklist/mcp-server@2.0.0, confidence 0.85, 30 Sep 2026