Complex Times - more than just a leader

Resilient Leaders - Activating the Calm - Kathryn Berkett

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- Dr Bruce Perry

Introducing the Brain 

survival, impulsive, irrational, 'two year old', selfish = Lower/Red Brain

override impulse, plan, sequence, time management, abstract, empathy = Upper/Green Brain 

Activating the stress response

Stressor - increased chance going to die - survival instinct = Fight/Flight response 

Red brain  reactive brain

Green Brain rational brain

Sandpapered brain

Reflect: how are we acknowledging the 'sandpapered brain'?

How many 'sandpapers' do we have in our day? Think about the implications of long-term 'sandpapered brain'?

What can we do?

take a walk, release the tension from your shoulders, ask - how am I feeling, check-in daily to identify 'where you are at', laugh, sing, deep breathing

Increasing Self-regulation: 

• what calms you?
• do that until you create a physiological calm state in your body
• condition this moment 
• Practice, Practice, Practice

Survival Brain Calm:

See me, and Show me Belong, Tell me what's Happening, Give me some Control

Middle Leaders Conference - August 2019 

Workshop: empowering middle leaders