What Now? Fear of Lay-Offs - How to Build Your Brave When Everything is Uncertain
From Build Your Brave Career for Women in Tech by Nicole Trick Steinbach, Certified Coach for Women in Tech, Former Global Director, & Organizational Change Management Consultant
May 7, 2026 · 14 min · Season 5 · Episode 206
About this episode
This episode discusses overcoming lay-off fears and building personal bravery in uncertain job situations.
Are you experienced, doing your job well & delivering results, and still waiting for the lay-off to smack down? You're not overreacting. You're paying attention. In this fourth episode of the What Now series, I walk you through how to stop the default response to overwork and how to reduce the fear and step back into control. I share how one client went from overworking, stressed to the max, and poorly leading her team due to lay-off fear to becoming a trusted leader, with personal and financial calm, who navigated the dreaded lay-off with inner power. Specific I show you how to use the Build Your Brave Career Framework : 1. Clarity — includes three clear questions, including the scenario you're afraid of:What do I actually want in the next 12 months? What would I do in the first 30/60/90 days if laid off? What am I tolerating because I'm afraid? 2. Momentum — stop panic productivity and shift into real aligned momentum of both feelings and actions. 3. Accountability — decide who you're becoming specifically in terms of lay-off anxiety. You are anxious about lay-off because you are paying attention. Lay-off or not, you can be in charge. Click here to start working together to…
People in this episode
Host: Nicole Trick Steinbach
Topics covered
- lay-off anxiety
- career coaching
- women in tech
- personal development
- leadership
- overwork
Keywords
- lay-off
- fear
- career
- coaching
- leadership
- women in tech
- bravery
- overwork
- momentum
- accountability
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