Trauma-Informed Leadership, Culture & Teams
“In the past jobs were about muscles, now they’re about brains, but in future they’ll be about the heart.” - Minouche Shafik, Director, London School of Economics
That future is now. If you are leading people, then you are leading trauma - yours and theirs. That might sound dramatic, but behind each of your people is a story and a nervous system that has been conditioned by their experiences, all of which is showing up at work every day.
Whether it is big T consciously experienced trauma, or small t interpersonal trauma of the pre-natal, pre-verbal, epigenetic, abandonment, adaptive, attachment-based or collective trauma, we have all experienced trauma and this experience unconsciously influences our neurobiology and in turn our behavior and capacity to be in relation with each other.
And you know what else? That trauma is building your teams and culture. Psychological safety is the number one element that drives productivity, minimises turnover and keeps people happy, productive, inspired and innovative.
Trauma-informed leadership, teams and culture assumes trauma is real, present and needs to be addressed and integrated in the leadership experience - ours and those we lead. Trauma-informed leadership means that we see each of our people and meet them where they are. That through Self-awareness and Self-leadership we create the cultures that allow everyone to be innovative, creative, curious and committed to their roles and outputs.
Think you’re not a leader? We are all leading ourselves in relation with other humans all day every day in every arena. Its what we were neurobiologically hard wired for, so lets do it consciously and with connection.
How to be a Trauma Informed Human
How to be a Trauma Informed Human is a one-day training for people from any organisation and sector who care about their people and their impact on others. It is suited to peeps in a role where they are leading or managing a team; on Boards, emerging as a leader, working with stakeholders or managing projects, an entrepreneur or startup or consultant.
The training is trauma-informed and recognises participants will be bringing their lived experience to the room and will be safely supported as they learn by qualified trauma trained facilitator/s. All accommodations for neurodivergence and inclusion will be enthusiastically made (within the limits of the venue) - reach out and tell us what you need. Current ticketed offerings below.
Dare to Lead
Dare to Lead, designed by Dr Brene Brown is a globally recognised phenomenon in leadership interventions. Can be delivered to large and small groups either in house/intact or at public offerings throughout the year (check the events page)
Human Scale Culture + Teams
Human scale is a concept borrowed from architecture, that the human self exists within a larger system of people, places, spaces, and culture, all of which inform and influence the experience of being us and how we respond - and react - to these factors.
This is particularly relevant when people are part of teams and leadership groups within a system that manages vulnerability and trauma.
This bespoke training combines contemporary best practice in leadership and culture education for self-awareness, systems thinking, trauma-informed training, and courageous self-leadership in a two-day program that is practical + experiential. Participants will learn tools and daily practices to embed in their team and beyond.
Bespoke programs just for your team…
I can help with small to large teams with trauma-informed training including my groundbreaking one day Trauma-Informed Leadership - Leading People Well program, Trauma Informed People, Teams and Culture for your broader organisation, Critical Incident Debriefing for frontline teams and first responders and Dr Brené Brown’s Certified Dare to Lead program. Wanna let me create bespoke multiple, full or half-day programs for your teams and coach your executive and leaders one-to-one? Let’s talk.