Sales: Bouncing Back from a Layoff
36mBeginner2023-07-18
Authors

Robbie Kellman Baxter
Founder of Peninsula Strategies LLC
Course details
Salespeople face unique challenges when being laid off. What knowledge and skills do you need to effectively navigate a layoff, reduction in force (RIF), or redundancy? In this course, sales expert Robbie Kellman Baxter, who has been there herself, pinpoints the knowledge, skills, and mindset that you need to bounce back from a layoff, better than ever. Develop a framework for communicating the details of your situation. Explore tools to recognize and respond to the roller coaster of emotions that often follow a layoff. Get useful tips for appraising your financial needs post-layoff. Find out how to negotiate the terms of your layoff, articulate options for your future, and prioritize. This course will help you reframe your layoff as an opportunity for long-term success!
Skills covered
Sales SkillsCareer ManagementSalesCareer DevelopmentDeep Dive (X:Y)
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - How to navigate a layoff in your sales career
1. Exploring the Stages of a Sales Layoff
- 02 - My layoff story
- 03 - Anatomy of a sales layoff - What to expect
2. Responding to the Immediate Impact of a Sales Layoff
- 04 - Remember, it s not about you
- 05 - How to talk about the layoff
- 06 - Handling the many emotions of a layoff
- 07 - Assessing your post-layoff financial picture
- 08 - Negotiating better layoff terms
3. Moving Forward after a Layoff
- 09 - Show up strong - Focus on the future
- 10 - Determine what you really want in your sales career
- 11 - Decide what s next after a sales layoff
- 12 - Maintain strong relationships after a layoff
- 13 - Aim to be layoff proof
Conclusion
- 14 - Take care of yourself, and keep going after a layoff