Dr. Agilefant's Blog – Musings from the ivory tower and the trench
Description: Reflections on creating and maintaining high performance teams and organizations.
Our feeling of safety is largely under our control – it is a point of view. That is good, because that means we have a chance to improve it.
By practicing being vulnerable – putting ourselves in a position where we can potentially be hurt – we can increase our feeling of safety. Some examples are:
By repeatedly taking these small risks, our feeling of safety increases. If the reaction from the other person is good, then you have increased your feeling of safety. And even when the reaction is negative, if you can accept it, then your safety will increase even more.
Dr. Agilefant's Blog – Musings from the ivory tower and the trench