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Lecture
How to get the play zone – for optimal health and peak performance?

Duration: 90 min. 

Audience: all staff.

Format - online or live.

The lecture consists of theory and practice.

The revolutionary Polyvagal theory has opened up a new understanding of how to control our thoughts, emotions and behaviour through the physiology of the body rather than psychology. Its discoverer, neuroscientist Dr. S. Porges, states that although we all feel we have potential, we do not always realise it fully, and that on the way to our goals, we are often abandoned by  our energy, and then our dreams and plans are left for "next time".  According to the mention Polyvagal theory  the key to releasing our energy lies in the autonomic nervous system, which either locks or releases our inner energy at critical moments, and that this process can be reversed to our advantage. Psychological safety plays a key role in these processes.  By not ignoring the reality of our body, but by meeting our physiology where it is and adapting to it, we can consciously bring ourselves into an inner zone of optimal functioning and well-being. In this lecture we will talk about:

  1. The nervous system is a radar for psychological safety.

  2. Psychological safety is essential prerequisite for well-being and optimal performance.

  3. Behavioural patterns resulting from safety deficits. How to recognise them?

  4. How we can increase our emotional resilience and enhance our well-being through short but effective body practices based on neuroscience.

Training is available on request - 0.5 days, 1 day, 5-8 week continuous programme>>>>>

Lecture
How to create psychological safety in your team?

Duration: 90 min. 

Audience: managers only.

Format - online or live.

The lecture consists of theory and practice.

Psychological safety is a common theme in organisations, both in the context of employee well-being and as a prevention of mobbing. However, a growing number of researchers and business practitioners state that psychological safety is not only important for our motivation and well-being, but is also relevant because it significantly improves the effectiveness of teams, creates the preconditions for innovation in organisations, and helps organisations to grow and prosper. The role of the team leader is perhaps the most important in creating psychological safety. In this lecture, we will talk about the influence of the manager's role on the team's microclimate, and we will explain which managerial practices help to create psychological safety in the team. The presentation consists of a theoretical and a practical - experiential part.

  1. Google experience in finding the recipe for successful teams. The importance of psychological safety.

  2. The concept of psychological safety and common beliefs and myths.

  3. The role of the leader and the 4 most important leadership practices for the psychological safety of the team. 

The content of the lecture is based on Amy C. Edmondson's methodology - Fearless organisations, Fearless Scan. Amy C. Edmondson is Professor of Leadership and Management Sciences at Harvard University, a lecturer and one of the world's foremost thinkers, and highly regarded in the business world for her research and contribution to the development of psychological safety in organisations.

Related possible additional services:

Psychological Safety Index measurements at team and on organisational level, sessions to discuss the results of the survey and to consolidate new attitudes (0.5 days) >>>>>

Training for managers and their teams on the role of leadership and practices that create psychological safety in teams. >>>>>

Lecture
How to deal with unconfortable feelings at work?

Duration: 90 min. 

Audience: all staff.

Format - online or live.

The lecture consists of theory and practice.

This presentation invites participants to look at stress as dealing with an uncomfortable, unpleasant situations and feelings, both among employees themselves and in their relationships with clients and partners. The concept of psychological resilience includes the ability to distinguish between thoughts and feelings (which is not as easy as many people think at first sight), to identify one's own feelings and to be able to express them in a harmonious way, to be able to clearly identify negative internal attitudes about oneself and others, and to maintain a constructive dialogue in conflict situations. A psychologically resilient person can more easily oppose and move towards a goal without getting caught up in the other person's states and unconscious provocations.

In this lecture we will discuss:

  • Learning about feelings and emotions - what are the basic emotions, how do they arise, what is their purpose?

  • Where do the unfelt and unwanted feelings go? Implications for health, psychosomatics and chronic fatigue and burnout.

  • Ways of experiencing and expressing emotions. Why do mindfulness and other tension release practices  not always help?

  • How can I not take on the other person's state of mind and return back to myself?

  • How much and how to talk about feelings in work situations?  The most common challenges are defining and reclaiming boundaries.

Training available on request - 0.5 days, 1 day training.

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