Do we think that we would be better leaders than those who are leading us? Do we think that we are leading our own people better than our peers?

Here is a little Christmas gift for you.

Are your emotions like a string of fairy lights?

Have you ever noticed the word courage hiding in en-courage?

Courage gets you closer to the person that you are proud to be.

So what is the answer for individual leaders....? Collective leadership.

Psychological safety is when our behaviour and performance are not inhibited by social fears

Discover the way in which your thinking, feeling and doing are linked

Physical and emotional safety is not just about messaging safety and managing risk.

Interpersonal safety, or how psychologically safe people feel, is key to the flow of information through hierarchy or geography in all collectives we are part of. In systems where there are high levels of physical safety risk (agriculture, chemicals, forestry, construction, health, mining, etc), it is imperative there is a psychological safety leadership strategy to complement the elevation of physical safety.

Fear blocks us from growth by sending us uncomfortable thoughts and feelings. When we are faced with a decision about our unknown future, we look to our past for the security of the known. The known is easier for our fear voice to handle, even when not preferable.That is how the pull to the status quo sadly overides our desire for growth.