The Softer Side of Psychological Safety
And me? I am a product of a very different time and way of working. I’ve done (and still do) my time in a therapist’s chair, I read studies and self-help books and practice practice practice, I let my clients and teams see my emotions. I’m an open book. Part of my strength as a coach is my willingness to be soft with those I serve. My willingness to be open started us off on equal footing. Because I had also stepped into vulnerability, it made it easier for them to wade into those troubled waters.
Standing in Curiosity, or One Impossible Thing at a Time
For me, curiosity is anything but easy. I like to know the answer. I like to give answers. I like to be the smartest one in the room. I like to be right. I have to fight to get to curiosity and then fight even harder to stay in curiosity. I ask good questions, heck I even teach how to ask questions, but even I know that I’m too much head and not enough heart. Curiosity often feels insurmountable, that impossible thing for me to climb.