Planning in Advance

I didn't watch the Super Bowl. In fact, I didn't even know who was playing until last night. But, I did manage to catch this commercial:

Ha! It applies to your job as well. Make sure you have marketable skills up to date. This is especially important for people who are strictly managers--you know, you just supervise others and don't know how to do the "work."

When layoffs come, it's that manager level that gets cut first--after all the work still has to be done. Just keep up on your skills.