It’s not mindset. Not your CV. Not networking. It’s time.
We talk about layoffs as if they are linear: job ends > new job starts.
But real life doesn’t work that way.
What determines whether someone recovers well or gets stuck is the amount of time they have to move through the inner journey: Reflect > Reset > Re-Align > Rise™
Redundancy is often treated as a quick transition, but the real determining factor in someone’s recovery is time. The pace at which a person can move through the inner journey of Reflect–Reset–Re-Align–Rise™ depends on financial pressure, VSO terms, WW timelines, emotional impact, and life circumstances. When the process is rushed, unresolved phases return later as stress, confusion, or poor career choices. When people are given time, clarity grows, confidence returns, and their next step becomes intentional rather than reactive....
The 4R Model—Reflect, Reset, Re-Align, Rise™—emerged from more than 35 years of leading and coaching in complex, high-pressure environments, combined with solid foundations in transition theory, emotional intelligence, identity work, and psychological safety. Supported by globally respected research (including HBR), the model provides a clear, humane framework that helps people navigate redundancy, burnout, and major career shifts. Instead of treating change as a purely logistical process, 4R guides the deeper psychological journey: understanding what’s happening internally, letting go of...
The way you believe stress has an impact on your health, is going to be exactly the impact. Create a mind shift by watching Kelly's TED talk from >10 years ago.




