Why Your Brain Reacts to Social Situations Like They’re Survival Threats
Why Your Brain Reacts to Social Situations Like They’re Survival Threats
Modern workplaces are full of invisible triggers that can activate our brain’s threat system.
David Rock’s SCARF model provides a practical framework for understanding how status, certainty, autonomy, relatedness and fairness shape behaviour. By recognising these triggers, individuals and leaders can create environments that reduce threat, increase trust, and improve performance.
The Threat Response at Work
When certainty disappears, the brain shifts into threat mode — reducing access to rational thinking just when leaders need it most.
SAFE Feedback: Creating the Conditions for Learning
When feedback feels unsafe, learning shuts down. The SAFE approach focuses on creating the conditions people need to hear feedback clearly and use it well.
Why New Year’s Resolutions Fail..
New Year’s resolutions get a bad reputation, but the problem isn’t the goals themselves — it’s how we set and follow through on them. This post shares simple, proven ways to turn good intentions into achievable actions.
