Introduction
If you’re an employed technology professional sensing organizational risk, this live working session is designed to give you clarity and options—not panic. Each month, we step through a practical framework to read early layoff signals, map your proximity to organizational gravity, assess your AI-era skill gaps, and design a 90‑day protective posture you can execute immediately—whether you plan to stay, shift roles, or prepare for an exit with a realistic financial runway.
Schedule and format
- When: 3rd Thursday of each month, Noon–1:30 PM Pacific
- Format: 90-minute, small-group live workshop on Zoom
- Audience: Project, product, program, and PMO leaders (and aspiring leaders) who want to protect and grow their careers amid AI-driven change
- Replay: Recording and downloadable handouts included for all registrants
What you’ll work on during the session
By the end of the workshop, you will have:
- A clear read on your personal risk band (low, medium, high) based on seven concrete organizational signals.
- A first-pass gravity map that shows where your organization is concentrating investment, AI capability, and executive attention—and where your current role actually sits.
- An AI-barrier assessment of your current skills (AI literacy, tool fluency, analytical thinking, technical collaboration, responsible AI, and change leadership) with 1–2 specific upskilling moves for the next 30 days.
- A mentor plan: who you’ll approach inside your organization, what questions you’ll ask, and how you’ll use that relationship as a risk-management system rather than informal advice.
- A written 90‑day protective career plan tailored to your situation—stay and strengthen, shift and reposition, or exit-ready with a realistic 6‑month runway scenario.
This is an active workshop, not a lecture. You’ll complete guided worksheets during the session so you leave with decisions made and next steps defined.
Who this is for
- You’re employed and not in immediate crisis, but recent AI announcements, restructurings, or budget shifts have your attention.
- You work in or around technology, product, project, or portfolio leadership and want career durability, not just your next role.
- You prefer evidence-backed, non-alarmist guidance and want a structured way to evaluate your real risk and options.
How it connects to deeper support
The workshop is designed as a standalone, high-value session. If you decide you want more help executing your plan after you attend, you’ll have two options:
- Strategic Career Advisory – 1:1, research-backed advisory for PM, product, and technology leaders who want ongoing support to interpret signals, reposition toward gravity, and navigate internal or external transitions with a clear narrative. You can request support any time at the Strategic Career Advisory page.
- AI‑Era PM Career Navigator Tool – An AI-enabled, always-on planning environment for project and product professionals that turns signals, skills, and organizational gravity into a living career roadmap. We’ll briefly show how the Navigator supports your 90‑day plan at the end of each workshop.
How to join
- Choose your next 3rd-Thursday session at Noon–1:30 PM Pacific,
- Complete your registration via Stripe,
- Watch for your confirmation email with the Zoom link, pre-work reflection questions, and handout download links.
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