Optimal Work Daily - Career, Productivity and Entrepreneurship 1715: The Proven Brain-Based Method To Empower And Emotionally Engage Your Team by Christine Comaford
Jun 11, 2025
Explore a transformative method for personal growth through focus group sessions with trusted peers. These sessions reveal blind spots and hidden strengths, empowering individuals to align their actions with core values. The discussion critiques outdated leadership styles, pushing for more compassionate and engaging approaches. Learn how to transition out of a fear-driven mindset to foster healthier team dynamics. Discover the importance of clear goals and the costs associated with leadership, enriched by real-life stories from influential figures.
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Leadership's Tension Triangle Trap
- Traditional leadership involving control or rescue dynamics traps organizations and individuals in fear and burnout.
- These dynamics create a "tension triangle" of victim, persecutor, and rescuer states, limiting growth and engagement.
Science Supports Coherence State
- The HeartMath Institute shows science supports the spiritual idea of coherence as a state of alignment.
- This "smart state" promotes health, well-being, and growth unlike the fear-driven "critter state."
Team Energy Attracts Customers
- Teams stuck in victim, persecutor, or rescuer states bring negative energy to their work and attract similar customers.
- Leadership energy and mindset shape the organization and its external relationships profoundly.