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How to Avoid Amygdala Hijack Part 1

You Are Not A Frog

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This is a You Are Not A Frog quick tip. I'd like to talk to you today about ways to avoid amygdala hijack. Our brains operate on this overarching principle of avoiding threats and maximizing reward. When people are performing badly we should be focusing much more on how we can minimize the threat for them rather than just telling them exactly what they've done wrong. We know from research that's been done particularly with the civility saves lives movement that if there is any sort of conflict in the room even if it's not within your team, their performance goes down.

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