Laidley, out of contract at the end of the year, will have his work monitored by a sub-committee over the coming weeks and has an agreement in place to learn of his fate by round 16.
He reiterated his first preference was to remain coach of the Roos, but said he would look elsewhere if a decision went against him.
"This might be news to you guys, but certainly not to myself or the footy club. It’s been 18 months in the making," he said from Arden Street on Friday.
"We knew this was going to be the case and it's probably happening at some other football clubs as we speak, at this time of the year.
"That's part of football. I'm more than comfortable with how, why and what's going on."
Laidley said that neither he nor the club wanted a review to be played out until the end of the season and was hopeful it would be resolved quickly.
"You get on with doing your job," he said. "That's what I'm paid for.
"I think it's really important for the players and the staff that we go about our business as usual."
Asked whether his players could be unsettled by it, Laidley said it was "a little blip on the radar" when considering other issues confronted by North in its recent history.
"I think we’ve been through bigger things than this in our journey together over the last six or seven years," he said.
"With relocations, videos and whatever's happened ... quite a few events – I wouldn't see this would even come up in the players' thinking."
The 42-year-old has coached North since 2003 and added he was confident he still had the full support of the players.
"I've never doubted the players playing for me," he said. "In all games, I think we've given a really good account of ourselves.
"Any North Melbourne supporter that's backed us week in, week out over the journey I reckon is quite considerably in front."
This season, Laidley has put particular emphasis on opportunities for the squad's youth and has already unveiled five debutants.
The development and education of his young side has become a priority regardless of results, and he said winning games wouldn't earn greater focus over the next six weeks.
"We decided to go down this track as a football club probably three years ago," he said. "We've made the most changes to our list in the last three years.
"We've had some experience still left on the list. We've cut pretty deeply now and we've had some injuries this year.
"We're four and six but perhaps we could have been five and five or six and four. The results are important but they're not the most important thing for me at the moment."
Laidley said his biggest concern was the fitness of six or seven players ahead of Saturday afternoon’s clash with ladder-leader St Kilda, after a strong bout of gastro and diarrhoea hit the club in the last 48 hours.
