The Presence Lab | Executive Communication Under Pressure
Most communication advice starts with what to say. The Presence Lab starts with what happens when a capable leader knows the material, the stakes rise, and pressure changes the way the message comes out.
This podcast is for executives, founders, and senior leaders who want to stay clear, credible, and connected in board meetings, tough Q&A, media interviews, keynotes, difficult conversations, and on camera.
Host Dale Dixon spent nearly 40 years in broadcast news and executive leadership and now coaches executives for high-stakes communication. Each episode takes one real pressure problem, explains what's happening underneath it, and gives you practical tools you can use before the next important moment.
The goal is simple: make your preparation hold up when the room gets hard.
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The Presence Lab | Executive Communication Under Pressure
Episode 234: Here are some truths about layoffs every leader should know
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It’s a repeatedly proven fact that companies that don’t do layoffs gain a competitive advantage that will have them grabbing market share, increased revenues and profitability when circumstances change. It’s also proven that companies that do layoffs the right way recover faster and that companies that do it the wrong way take much longer to recover to recover if ever.