In a conversation yesterday I was asked “I am 38 . At what age do you think I need to be mentally and financially prepared for corporate redundancy”. I was surprised this question came from someone who had a good academic background and a successful professional career across 4 organisations in 15 years .
Reflecting back I answered, “You need to be focussed on keeping your skillsets relevant – By that I mean #skills that cause impact, add value and for which people are willing to pay you at heathy rates . And keep adding to your skill sets, so that your "core gets strengthened " .
One way to know if you are adding value is to answer this question honestly “How would things be if I pulled myself away from a particular context. Would the results still be the same? “ It could be a client project , an internal role ...
If the answer is yes, then its time to take a serious relook at your skill sets and act quickly.
Its good to periodically ask ourselves the Redundancy question !! Will keep us on our toes and ready when life throws a googly or a curve ball at us !!
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