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Leaders are often told that safety is always good and fear is always bad. Yet the brain tells a more complex story. Brain-Focused Leadership reveals the paradox at the heart of survival, emotion, and stress: the same mechanisms that protect us can also unlock performance. The fight, flight, or freeze response isn’t just a relic of danger—it shapes how people react to pressure, change, and leadership in the workplace. Stress is not inherently harmful; the right level can sharpen focus and fuel results. Even psychological safety, while essential for trust and openness, can quietly slip into comfort, complacency, and stagnation.
This session challenges conventional wisdom and invites leaders to see safety and fear not as opposites but as partners in performance. By the end, you will leave with practical, brain-based insights on how to use both safety and fear—deliberately and responsibly—to create conditions for engagement, innovation, and sustainable high performance.
Included in NPSN Membership. Members use your membership code to book.
Leaders are often told that safety is always good and fear is always bad. Yet the brain tells a more complex story. Brain-Focused Leadership reveals the paradox at the heart of survival, emotion, and stress: the same mechanisms that protect us can also unlock performance. The fight, flight, or freeze response isn’t just a relic of danger—it shapes how people react to pressure, change, and leadership in the workplace. Stress is not inherently harmful; the right level can sharpen focus and fuel results. Even psychological safety, while essential for trust and openness, can quietly slip into comfort, complacency, and stagnation.
This session challenges conventional wisdom and invites leaders to see safety and fear not as opposites but as partners in performance. By the end, you will leave with practical, brain-based insights on how to use both safety and fear—deliberately and responsibly—to create conditions for engagement, innovation, and sustainable high performance.
Included in NPSN Membership. Members use your membership code to book.