Layoffs are a fact of life. The economy changes, leadership shifts, and suddenly budgets get slashed. The question isn’t “Will it happen?” — it’s “How ready will I be?”
Your best defense is to become the person they can’t afford to lose. That means owning something mission-critical: a process no one else understands, a client relationship no one else can manage, a skill that directly drives revenue.
And here’s the next layer: anticipate tomorrow’s needs before they’re urgent. Learn the new software before your team adopts it. Build expertise in emerging trends before they’re mainstream. When everyone else is scrambling to catch up, you’ll already be the go-to person.
Example: If you’re in sales, learn AI-driven lead scoring now. If you’re in HR, master AI-powered recruitment tools before they’re standard. This forward-thinking approach makes you the bridge to the future.
Visual: Don’t just be good at your job — be the person whose absence would cause a minor corporate crisis. When your name comes up in a layoff meeting, the conversation should end with, “We can’t lose them.”
