Part 2: 6 Squiggly Careers Trends in 2026 – Redundancy, Accountability & Why Learning Matters More Than Promotions

If you knew now that you were going to be made redundant next year, what would you do? I'd maybe prioritise three relationships I wanted to invest in. I'd maybe explore jobs that I'd like to do. And then I think the second question is, why wouldn't you do those things anyway? You have nothing to lose from investing in LinkedIn profile, investing in those relationships.

doing a bit of job scanning and gap filling, you won't lose. If you're a manager or a leader listening to this, and I think we hear this from a lot of people, we need more accountability, we need more ownership in our teams, I think you have to also be quite critical of yourself and go, well, have I created the clarity that people need? to be able to do that. And I think we just need more ways that we celebrate learning as a form of progression, not just levels as a form of promotion. That's what I would like to change.

We're really excited that we are back again with another Squiggly Careers skill sprint. Over 25,000 people have learnt with us on our sprint and we'd love you to come and learn with us in January. We are going to be learning like lobsters. And the reason this matters is because learning has never been more important at work, but it's also never felt harder to do.

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