Leadership in Action – Creating Psychological Safety

May, 2020 THE PACIFIC INSTITUTE ARTICLES This is the fourth of five blogs covering the potential workplace triggers that make up the SCARF model (NeuroLeadership Institute). SCARF stands for Status, Certainty, Autonomy, Relatedness and Fairness. When one of these is threatened, an amygdala hijack is likely. Today’s focus is Relatedness. When we Energize Action and … Read more

Leadership in Action – Increase Accountability through Autonomy

may, 2020 THE PACIFIC INSTITUTE ARTICLES This is the third of five blogs covering the potential workplace triggers that make up the SCARF model (NeuroLeadership Institute). SCARF stands for Status, Certainty, Autonomy, Relatedness and Fairness. When one of these is threatened, an amygdala hijack is likely. Today’s focus is Autonomy. When we Connect the Dots … Read more

Leadership in Action – The Science of Certainty

May, 2020 THE PACIFIC INSTITUTE ARTICLES This is the second of five blogs that cover the potential triggers in the workplace that make up the SCARF model (NeuroLeadership Institute). SCARF stands for Status, Certainty, Autonomy, Relatedness and Fairness. When one of these is threatened, an amygdala hijack is likely. Today’s focus is Certainty, and we … Read more

Leadership in Action – SCARF and the Growth Mindset

may, 2020 THE PACIFIC INSTITUTE ARTICLES The amygdala hijack (Daniel Goleman – Emotional Intelligence) is triggered when an individual experience a significant emotional threat. When this happens, their rational thought process is compromised and the person defaults into a defensive position of fight, flight or freeze. In most situations, this is difficult to work with. … Read more