Landing

Layoffs and reorgs don’t just affect those leaving, they affect those who remain.If you’re one of the last few in your company, you may be feeling sad, angry or even scared that you might be on the next round of layoffs. How do you have a conversation with your leadership team? How do you prepare yourself to jump ship to another role?We talk about reorgs in the 2008 economic downturn (you’ll find a lot of parallels to the 2020 pandemic), challenging the notion that “You’re lucky to still have a job”, finding your worth and always being ready for anything your career throws at you.

You may want to sit down; it’s time for a tough talk.What would life look like if you couldn’t do the same job ever again?What if you discovered that your skills are obsolete? What are you going to do? What new skills do you need to learn? Who do you need to network with?There comes a point, especially if you've been unemployed for a long while, where you have to ask yourself the difficult question "What if the market has changed so much that I can't do the same job ever again?"Life is cyclical in nature, nothing lasts forever, so your career - like life - needs to adapt.We talk about what ‘Plan B’ could look like for you and how Producer Facundo and myself have both been forced to change, adapt and re-skill in order to thrive.

“Gratitude is the best attitude.”It’s not just a hoaky, feel-good mantra - it’s a real tool that, practiced regularly, can change your life.We talk about why gratitude matters, how it has helped me get over the worst times in my life (losing my job, my dog being attacked, losing my mom to cancer) and how you can get started practicing it today.I promise, there’s magic to be discovered by giving thanks to the people and circumstances you’re in right now, even when it doesn’t feel like it.

When you're restructured, let go, or fired, should you still reach out to former coworkers and bosses?If so, how should you do it? How long should you wait? Should you follow them on social media? Should you unfollow them on social media?There's a lot of grey area around how to manage your work-friendships after leaving a job, so we dive into how you can move forward.

Welcome to the launch episode of the Landing Podcast!Let me tell you a bit about why I started Landing and how I'm on a mission to help you job hunt, happy.I say this because I've been there - I'm a marketer with over 10 years of experience but I've been on the job hunt 8 times. This is the new normal in our careers.I'll talk about the highs of my career, the lows, managing through all the emotions that come with it and how being coached helped me infinitely advance my career. (Because we could all use a little help, right?)I'm excited you're joining me on this journey.Happy Landing