E101: How Layoffs Go Wrong—and the Right Way to Do Them

Building Better Games

Benjamin Carcich에서 제공하는 콘텐츠입니다. 에피소드, 그래픽, 팟캐스트 설명을 포함한 모든 팟캐스트 콘텐츠는 Benjamin Carcich 또는 해당 팟캐스트 플랫폼 파트너가 직접 업로드하고 제공합니다. 누군가가 귀하의 허락 없이 귀하의 저작물을 사용하고 있다고 생각되는 경우 여기에 설명된 절차를 따르실 수 있습니다 https://ko.player.fm/legal.

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Do layoffs mean studio leadership is bad?

While the popular answer is often "yes," the truth is more complex. Layoffs can reveal many things, from bad times in the market to failures to manage finances to corporate greed. But if you're a leader, the real test is how you behave when your company's survival is on the line.

Trent Kusters, the co-founder and Studio Head of League of Geeks, joins Ben Carcich for a deeply personal and frank discussion about his experience of laying off almost all of his employees and transitioning the studio into hibernation. Trent argues that leaders are often "ignorant and or untrained" in the critical business, legal, and ethical frameworks needed to navigate a shutdown event with compassion and integrity.

In this discussion, you'll learn:

✅ Why financial foresight and business savvy matter

✅ The true costs of a studio shutdown (even hidden ones like clearing out old desks)

✅ How to build a "rip zone" into your balance sheet to protect everyone

✅ Why living your company values—even when it costs hundreds of thousands—builds a true home for talent

✅ A five-point framework for planning, communicating, and managing a human-centric layoff

Trent's GDC Talk (requires GDC Vault Access) : https://gdcvault.com/play/1035252/Leaders-Working-at-the-Heart

Learn more about Trent Kusters:

🔗League of Geeks Website: https://leagueofgeeks.com/

🔗LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/trentkusters/

🔗X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/trentkusters

Connect with us:

🔗Ben's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-carcich/

🔗LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/building-better-games/

🔗Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/buildingbettergames/#

🔗Website: https://www.buildingbettergames.gg

🔗YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZpMT-dUwQR-R4Mb4uub6Sw

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