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Creating Safety in Your Organization

Did you know that when people feel safe, they perform better? Have you ever stopped to think that if you could help people feel safe with you, they would perform better for you? That does not mean that you lower your expectations or accept sub-par performance or that you start every meeting with Kumbaya.

You see, when people feel safe, their limbic system “relaxes,” and as it does, they have more access to the higher-functioning areas of the brain, like the hippocampus and the neocortex. You might be thinking, “So, what does this mean to me?” Well, if you want people to deliver top-notch work, you want your staff to be able to access the most sophisticated areas of the brain. It is in these areas where creativity, rational reasoning, decision making, judgment/discernment, and the ability to evaluate and choose a course of action take place. Continue…