Trauma & Leadership – Part 5 – Understanding Trauma Healing
Thus far in this series, I have made the case that leadership ineffectiveness is rooted in leaders’ trauma. In Part 1, I described trauma, not as events that occur to us, but on the effect that stressful situations have on the wiring in our brain. We have all experienced trauma, and it is the effects […]
Trauma & Leadership – Part 4 – The Limiting Impact of Trauma
In this series, I am making a bold claim that I believe is key to transformationally elevating our leadership effectiveness. The claim is: Leadership ineffectiveness is rooted in leaders’ trauma If this is true, it has a very powerful implication: In order to help leaders significantly transform, we need to help them heal from their […]
Trauma & Leadership – Part 3 – What are the Secondary Consequences of Trauma?
In this series, I am making a bold claim that I believe is key to transformationally elevating our leadership effectiveness. The claim is: Leadership ineffectiveness is rooted in leaders’ trauma If this is true, it has a very powerful implication: In order to help leaders significantly transform, we need to help them heal from their […]
Trauma & Leadership – Part 2 – What are the Primary Consequences of Trauma?
In this series, I am making a bold claim that I believe is key to transformationally elevating our leadership effectiveness. The claim is: Leadership ineffectiveness is rooted in leaders’ trauma If this is true, it has a very powerful implication: In order to help leaders significantly transform, we need to help them heal from their […]
The Power of Trauma-Informed Mindsets
It is not uncommon to see or hear about someone who behaves in a manner that falls below the level of our expectations. Consider the following examples: A friend’s child is being clingy and annoying A friend is a people pleaser and has a hard time drawing healthy boundaries A coworker commonly shows up to […]
Investigating the Relationship between Mindsets and Mental States
One of my biggest learnings over the last year is that there is a connection between trauma and quality of mindsets. Our body’s natural response to trauma is to take on negative mindsets (fixed, closed, prevention, and inward mindsets) as a form of self-protection. And, as we heal from mindsets, we develop more positive mindsets, […]
Mindset Differences by Level in the Organizational Hierarchy
I recently partnered with Aimpoint Research to investigate how mindsets might differ across different demographic profiles, including political affiliation, income level, gender, education level, generation, geographic region (in the United States). I am finding the results quite interesting. I am in the middle of several articles, I will be sharing related to this research. Here […]
Mindset Differences Across Different Education Levels
I recently partnered with Aimpoint Research to investigate how mindsets might differ across different demographic profiles, including political affiliation, income level, gender, education level, generation, geographic region (in the United States). I am finding the results quite interesting. I am in the middle of several articles I will be sharing related to this research. Here […]
Mindset Differences Across Different Income Levels
I recently partnered with Aimpoint Research to investigate how mindsets might differ across different demographic profiles, including political affiliation, income level, gender, education level, generation, geographic region (in the United States). I am finding the results quite interesting. I am in the middle of several articles, I will be sharing related to this research. Here […]
Mindset Differences Across Marital Status
I recently partnered with Aimpoint Research to investigate how mindsets might differ across different demographic profiles, including political affiliation, income level, gender, education level, generation, geographic region (in the United States). I am finding the results quite interesting. I am in the middle of several articles, I will be sharing related to this research. Here […]
