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The world of work is shifting more rapidly than ever before and so companies are shifting their approach to keep their options open.But when it comes to finding solutions, leaders need to be looking inward before they gaze outward.

Increasingly organizations are finding that investments in re-/upskilling to feed an internal talent pipeline are much less than the combined costs of recruiting and onboarding.

Proximity bias is human nature. We connect more strongly in a shared environment - so it’s not paranoia to worry that office-based colleagues might get preferential treatment should redundancies strike. In fact, this is a feeling 78% of American workers have.

Although he knew the exact type and level of job he wanted, Ken Daly had not formally applied for or even talked to a colleague about his career aspirations. In his own research, he learned an astounding and somewhat daunting fact: the odds against him making the leap from the business world to higher learning were about 100 to 1.

The following article is the last of our four-part series about the ins and outs of layoffs and outplacement services.

Galya Molinas shared her story as part of the Executive Conversation Series hosted by the International Center for Executive Options (ICEO)