This is the Job Search Playbook for leaders. Part I (of II) - The Problem in the job market.You did everything “right.”Hit the targets. Stayed loyal. Played the game.Still got laid off?You’re not the problem.The system is failing us.Until we learn how to make it work for us.In Part I of this two-part special, Tolu and I sit down with exec coach Jacob Warwick to tear apart the biggest myth in modern work:Job security doesn’t exist. It never did.And if you’re still betting your career on a title, a comp package, or your boss’s loyalty, you’re already behind.We dig into:- Why high performers are getting blindsided (and how to see it coming)- The real reason your $300K+ comp package makes you expendable- How playing defense in your career shows up (and screws you over)- The hidden power dynamics that decide who stays and who gets cut- Why “work hard and wait your turn” is the most dangerous advice you ever believed- What execs miss before they’re fired, ghosted, or passed overWe’re not here to sugarcoat it.If your calendar, your comp, and your career can be deleted in a 15-minute Zoom, you don’t have control.This episode will challenge everything you’ve been taught about performance, loyalty, and stability.Part II is next: How to build leverage, become unfireable, and take back the control.Hit subscribe.Then ask yourself: Do I actually own my career, or am I just hoping I won’t get cut next?#careerstrategy #executive #jobsecurity #jacobwarwick #techcareer #layoffs #techleadership #executivenegotiation #startups #employmenttruth #futureofwork #cxo #thinlwarwick #jobmarket #negotiation #wmyt #ticktalent

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