Sunday Pick: Unsolicited Advice: How to handle layoffs with care | from Fixable
TED Talks Daily
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🗓️ 29 March 2026
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
When an organization lays people off , those who remain are often left scrambling to find their footing – and hold other people up – in an environment that no longer feels stable. In the wake of ongoing tech layoffs and the Trump administration’s efforts to reshape the public sector, Anne and Frances are back with a new Unsolicited Advice segment to set the record straight about what layoffs mean for an organization — and the responsibility leaders have to own what went wrong.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, TED Talks Daily listeners, I'm Elise Hugh. |
| 0:06.8 | Today we have an episode of another podcast from the TED Audio Collective, handpicked by us for you. |
| 0:13.2 | It's unfortunately a part of the news cycle that doesn't seem to end. |
| 0:18.9 | Mass layoffs. |
| 0:20.5 | When an organization lays people off, those who remain |
| 0:24.1 | are often scrambling to find their footing in an environment that no longer feels stable. |
| 0:30.6 | So today we're sharing a 2025 episode from our show Fixable, where hosts Francis Fry and Ann Morris |
| 0:36.8 | try to set the record straight about what |
| 0:38.7 | layoffs mean for an organization and the responsibility leaders have to own what went wrong. |
| 0:45.5 | Whatever you're dealing with at work, Fixable is there to help, offering actionable insights to create |
| 0:50.8 | meaningful change in your life and workplace. Listen to Fixable wherever you get |
| 0:55.9 | your podcasts. And if you have a problem you want fixed, call their hotline at 234 Fixable. That's 234-349, 2253, |
| 1:05.4 | to leave Anne and Francis a voicemail with your workplace problem. Learn more about the TED Audio |
| 1:10.3 | Collective at audiocollective.ted workplace problem. Learn more about the TED Audio Collective at |
| 1:11.0 | odiocollective.ted.com. |
| 1:13.4 | Now on to the episode, right after a quick break. |
| 1:27.2 | Welcome to Fixable from the TED Audio Collective. |
| 1:30.0 | I'm your host, Anne Morris. |
| 1:31.8 | And I'm your co-host, Frances Fry. |
| 1:33.8 | This week, we're bringing you another edition of unsolicited advice, |
| 1:37.9 | where we give advice to people who didn't ask us for it. |
| 1:40.6 | Well, who's our lucky recipient today? |
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