Part of being in the tech sector is content change, letting your skills stagnate and failing to pursue new ones are sure to shake up your life.
To the people that prepared for this, well done you will undoubtedly get a better job at a company that values your efforts.
And finally to the CEO, I hope you print out this motivational speech, have it printed onto a yeti thermos and then shove it up you a$$, sideways.