#120: Humanizing the Offboarding Process with Angel Cruzado

Angel Cruzado is the Founder & CEO of Respiris, a company on a mission to reinspire how we approach offboarding. Angel has spent his career in HR with startups, venture-backed companies, and publicly traded Fortune 500 companies. He understands transitions on a personal level, too, having built his own career from the ground up after being laid off and laying 50% of an entire company. His experiences fuel Respiris’ mission: to make sure no one experiences transitions alone. Top 3 Takeaways Hit Pause. Handling employee transitions with deep empathy rather than transactional approaches reduces company risk and supports impacted individuals and their families. Think Bigger. The "career prayer" approach helps transitioning employees articulate their situation and future goals, activating their network more effectively than just updating resumes. Open Up. Showing gratitude to previous employers and colleagues during transitions creates positive energy that helps navigate the uncertainty of career changes. From Our Sponsor The Predictive Index (PI) is an award-winning talent optimization platform that aligns business strategy with people strategy for optimal business results. More than 60 years of proven science, software, and a curriculum of insightful management workshops make PI the solution for any company looking to design great teams and culture, make objective hiring decisions, foster engagement, and inspire greatness in their people anywhere in the world. More than 10,000 clients and 480+ partners use PI—including Nissan, Citizens Bank, Subway, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and Omni Hotels—across 90+ countries. Learn more at predictiveindex.com. From the Source "When you're sending an email and you're terminating someone who has been someone's best friend for 10 years in the company, it really sets the tone of people being disposed of, and I don't think you can create culture that way." "What's happening is that we've sort of desensitized ourselves to humans. We are not taking into account like their own personal journeys and their life story." "When you terminate someone without deep empathy, you're putting the company at risk, but you're also putting the family at risk." "Most people when they're displaced by their prior employer, they're just super angry. No man, you gotta show gratitude, like what did you learn at your prior company?" "If you can share your journey and your path with me in a way that I am inspired by you, I will actually help you find your next gig." "We are innovating in the last mile of the employee lifecycle." Connect with Angel Website: http://www.respiris.com LinkedIn: http://www.linkedIn.com/in/angelcruzado