2-Hour Virtual Seminar on Strategies for Well-Being During Job Loss and Job Insecurity
December 2, 2025
08:00 AM PST | 11:00 AM EST
2 Hours
711792
Group Attendees: Any number of participants
Recorded Version: Unlimited viewing for 6 months ( Access information will be emailed 24 hours after the completion of live webinar)
Job loss and job insecurity can be deeply unsettling, impacting not only financial stability but also mental, emotional, and physical well-being.
This two-hour webinar provides practical strategies and evidence-based approaches to help individuals navigate these challenges with resilience and confidence. Participants will explore how to protect their well-being, manage stress, sustain motivation, and maintain a sense of control during times of uncertainty. With actionable tools, expert insights, and a focus on both short-term coping and long-term growth, this session will empower attendees to transform uncertainty into an opportunity for self-care, renewal, and career re-alignment.Why should you Attend: By participating, you will be able to:
- Understand the psychological and emotional impact of job loss and job insecurity
- Learn evidence-based stress management and resilience-building techniques
- Discover strategies to maintain physical and mental health during uncertainty
- Explore financial and lifestyle adjustments to reduce pressure and enhance stability
- Strengthen personal networks for emotional support and career opportunities
- Develop a proactive action plan to regain confidence and control over your future
How about discovering strategies to maintain physical and mental health during uncertainty?
What about developing a proactive action plan to regain confidence and control over your future?
If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, come laugh, listen and learn as Chris DeVany leads us through the questions and answers we need to address in order to take better care of ourselves during trying times!
Areas Covered in the Session:
- 0:00–0:10 | Welcome & Setting the Stage
- Introductions, participant poll, and session objectives
- 0:10–0:30 | The Emotional and Psychological Impact
- Understanding grief, anxiety, and identity challenges
- Reframing mindset and building self-compassion
- 0:30–0:50 | Stress Management and Resilience Practices
- Evidence-based coping strategies (breathing, mindfulness, journaling)
- Daily routines that build structure and control
- 0:50–1:10 | Physical and Mental Health Foundations
- Nutrition, exercise, and sleep as stabilizers
- Balancing productivity and rest
- 1:10–1:30 | Financial and Lifestyle Adjustments
- Budgeting under uncertainty; essentials vs. non-essentials
- Managing benefits, insurance, and financial resources wisely
- 1:30–1:50 | Building Support Systems & Networks
- The role of family, peers, and mentors
- How to engage networks for both emotional and career support
- 1:50–2:00 | Action Plan & Closing Reflections
- Crafting a personal 7-day resilience and well-being plan
- Resources, commitments, and Q&A
Who Will Benefit:
- All
Chris DeVany is the founder and president of Pinnacle Performance Improvement Worldwide, a firm which focuses on management and organization development. Pinnacle's clients include global organizations such as Visa International, Cadence Design Systems, Coca Cola, Sprint, Microsoft, Aviva Insurance, Schlumberger and over 500 other organizations in 22 countries. He also has consulted to government agencies from the United States, the Royal Government of Saudi Arabia, Canada, Cayman Islands and the United Kingdom.
He has published numerous articles in the fields of surviving mergers and acquisitions, surviving change, project management, management, sales, team-building, leadership, ethics, customer service, diversity and work-life balance, in publications ranging from ASTD/Performance In Practice to Customer Service Management. His book, "90 Days to a High-Performance Team", published by McGraw Hill and often accompanied by in-person, facilitated instruction, has helped and continues to help thousands of executives, managers and team leaders improve performance.
He has appeared hundreds of times on radio and television interview programs to discuss mergers and acquisitions (how to manage and survive them), project management, sales, customer service, effective workplace communication, management, handling rapid personal and organizational change and other topical business issues.
He has served or is currently serving as a board member of the International Association of Facilitators, Sales and Marketing Executives International, American Management Association, American Society of Training and Development, Institute of Management Consultants, American Society of Association Executives, Meeting Professionals International and National Speakers Association. Chris is an award-winning Toastmaster's International Competition speaker. He recently participated in the Fortune 500 Annual Management Forum as a speaker, panelist and seminar leader.
Chris has distinguished himself professionally by serving multiple corporations as manager and trainer of sales, operations, project management, IT, customer service and marketing professionals. Included among those business leaders are Prudential Insurance, Sprint, BayBank (now part of Bank of America), US Health Care and Marriott Corporation.
He has assisted these organizations in mergers and acquisitions, facilitating post-merger and acquisition integration, developing project management, sales, customer service and marketing strategies, organizing inbound and outbound call center programs, training and development of management and new hires, and fostering corporate growth through creative change and innovation initiatives.
Chris holds degrees in management studies and organizational behavior from Boston University. He has traveled to 22 countries and 47 states in the course of his career.
