"Inside the workplace, there’s formal influence, which comes from your position—the responsibility and authority that you’ve been given. But there’s also informal influence, which comes from who you are and how you show up.”

Influence starts with the areas within your control. First off, focus simply on being good at your job.Being good at your job is one of the basic elements of influence. It lets people know that you’re confident and capable. Failure to do so undermines influence and makes it more difficult for people to trust you.

Focus on what you can control

Understanding the areas in which you may most likely be influential is important, too. If you have special expertise or act as a facilitator or gatekeeper, the way you share and distribute knowledge or resources can make you influential.But there’s a fine line between being a fair guardian of that influence and blowing your own horn too much

Spend your "influence currency" wisely

The ability to collaborate with others also helps build your influence because it strengthens relationships. There’s the kind of influence that you build through collaboration, where you work with people.Get to know people on a personal level. It’s easier to relate to and understand others when you have an idea of what’s important to them, what their personality traits are, and what’s going on in their lives. This makes it easier to come together.

Building a strong network is essential

Find ways to give back to individuals and the organization before you try to use your influence for your own interests.Who comes to you to get something that they need in order to do their daily work? The more that you respond to that in a timely way and give them what they’re looking for, the better, stronger influence you’ll build with them.

There is always a way you can help others

Understand yourself and those around you.

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Building influence in the workplace

According to a <a href="https://brill.com/view/book/edcoll/9789047419648/Bej.9789004158511.i-301_012.xml">2007 study by Fuller Theological Seminary professor Sarah A. Schnitker and UC Davis psychology professor Robert Emmons </a>, patient people tend to experience less depression and negative emotions, perhaps because they can cope better with upsetting or stressful situations.

It Aids Your Mental Health

Being patient helps you achieve your goals and desires no matter any hindrance that may occur on the way. The road to achieving your goal is not straight and if you don’t have enough patience for it you won’t reach the finish line.

Helps You Achieve Your Goals

Being patient will give you a good reputation among your friends, colleagues, family members, etc. Patience stops you from being a quitter and ensures you see a task to the end. People around you will know you have someone who never quits until the work is done and this will help boost your reputation around people

It Gives You A Good Reputation

Irrational decisions that may affect our goals and later come to hunt us in life can be made in the heat of the moment but when you are patient, you will have enough time to think of different scenario and situations so the decisions you make will be the most beneficial to you.

Patience Helps You Make Rational Thoughts

Both the mental and physical health are intertwined, what affects A will affect B. People who are patient tend to enjoy better physical health as well as mental health. Patience helps you avoid stress which gives you a better outlook

It Gives You A Better Physical Health

Being patient helps me lot in many areas like in exercising,  in share markets. It will help you also that's why sharing it's benefits

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5 Benefits Of Being Patient – PACE Sports & Entertainment Marketing

Confidence is a vital weapon for us to pass the barriers that hold us back in our life. And, it is a very significant tool for our personality, charisma, and other aspects. All of us were lacking confidence at some point, or maybe always. Then again, we watch so many motivational videos but the motivation just stays for that little time. After looking at this state, I thought of sharing some ideas that have helped me effectively.

The Main Idea

Our mindset is a set of beliefs that shape how we make sense of the world and yourself. It influences how we think, feel, and behave in any given situation.   So, we have now probably realized that our mindset is probably pulling down our confidence. But to fix that mindset, we have to take measures effectively. The ideal mindset can be built by these effective measures 1. Find out what influences our way of thinking.2. Finding out the strategies and implementation.

Creating the Ideal Mindset

Our mindset started enriching from our childhood. Our parents taught us manners and discipline to establish our mindset. Moreover, we watched TV and did other stuff as well.  Here, we got an idea on how the influence affected our mindset. Children with a good environment lead happier lives later on and those with a bad environment or influences got spoiled or ruined. Quite similarly, the adults are also influenced in that system. Now, where do adults spend their time on? We spend our time mostly on social medias, the workplace, etc. The negative influences pass from these places.

Where Did We Get the Influence on Mindset

" No one shares their bad moment" we may have heard of it. As a matter of fact, when we look at it, people with the highest followers always show their brightest moments. When we log in to social media, we see people having only fun and joy.But unfortunately, we reflect on ourselves and we think that everyone is buying or doing that and we are lagging behind. But in reality, they also face bad times but they don't share it. Add the facts to the mindset. This will help boost us confidence effectively since we now see the clear and greater truth.

Impact of Social Media on Your Confidence and Solution

We lose our confidence when someone surpasses us. But, we were confident when we were at the top. This competitive atmosphere is usually witnessed in the workspace, school, or an event. Of all truth, this TOXIC competition will ruin our confidence since we won't be at the top forever. For instance, look at Bill Gates. He was the richest person but now Elon Musk took his spot. We can't beat everyone in the rat race. Hence, we have to realize that competition will always prevail and how we see it is what matters. We have to accept that things won't turn out to be in our way always.

Competition on Our Confidence and Fixing It

A big mistake that we make is that we try to go for the big shot and end up failing, and therefore, our confidence falls greatly. It's human psychology to fall apart when we lose and to be optimistic when we get things right. Hence, we have to take the shorter appraoch to get things right.Taking advantage of this psychology and starting with small things will work out for us and then afterwards, our confidence will keep on boosting since we feel a positive energy when things are on track.

Taking a Step at a Time

Well, we have heard about exercising in every place. But when we start doing it for some while, we will comprehend the wisdom. Scientifically, a neurotransmitter named Endorphin acts to increase feelings of pleasure and well-being. This is released through exercise. Exercising helped me too. When I walked at the park for 40/60 minutes for some days, I started to see changes in my confidence level and my brain functioned. And, when I didn't walk for a few consecutive days, I could feel that I was feeling anxious and it affected my mood, studies and confidence as well.

Exercising Helps

Concluding with the idea that, my shared ideas helped me raise my confidence and I checked the results as well. I believe the strategical approach will help you and if you can make a better plan then go for it ( Thumb's up).

Conclusion

Boost Confidence Effectively

Alchemy is an area of study, sometimes described as a science, sometimes described as a branch of philosophy, that was practiced in Europe, Asia, and Africa. Alchemy originated in the early centuries AD, primarily in Egypt, Greece, and Rome, but eventually spread as far as India, China, and England by the 12th century.

What is Alchemy? 

The symbol for the philosopher's stone

Since the beginning of alchemy, alchemists have used symbols to represent different elements. Alchemy symbols sometimes contain hints of the qualities the element was thought to have, as well as the history of the element. Using symbols helped alchemists keep their work secret from non-alchemists who wouldn’t recognize the symbols. Because early alchemy also drew much of its information from astrology, many alchemy element symbols are connected to planets or other celestial bodies. Alchemy symbols continued to be used until the 18th century, becoming more standardized as time went on.

How Have Alchemy Symbols Been Used?

The three primes, also known as the tria prima, were named by Paracelsus, a Swiss philosopher, in the 16th century. He believed the tria prima contained all the poisons that caused disease, and that by studying them, alchemists could learn how to cure disease. He also believed the tria prima defined humans, and he assigned each of the elements to a different part of the human identity.

The Three Primes

Mercury

Mercury (which is also one of the seven planetary metals) can mean both the element and the planet. In either case, this alchemy symbol represents the mind, as well as a state that could transcend death. In ancient times, mercury was known as quicksilver, and it was believed to be able to shift between liquid and solid states. Therefore, in alchemy, mercury was believed to shift between life and death.

Mercury 

Salt is now known to be a chemical compound comprised of sodium and chloride, but alchemists believed it was a single element. Salt represents the body, as well as physical matter in general, crystallization, and condensation. Salt is often impure when first collected, but through chemical processes it can be dissolved and purified, which some alchemists compared to purification processes the human body can undergo. Its symbol is a circle bisected by a horizontal line.

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Salt

Sulfur

Sulfur represents properties such as dryness, heat, and masculinity. In alchemy, it could also represent evaporation, expansion, and dissolution. In terms of human body, it represented the soul. In terms of the tria prima, sulfur was seen as the middling element connecting salt (high) and mercury (low).Sulfur’s symbol is typically a triangle atop a Greek cross (seen above), but it can also be represented by a Cross of Loraine atop an ouroboros/infinity symbol. This symbol has come to be known as Satan’s Cross and is sometimes used as a satanic symbol.

Sulfur

What are alchemy symbols? Check out our complete guide to the most important alchemy symbols and meanings.

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Alchemy Symbols and Their Meanings

John Vervaeke teaches cognitive sciences University of Toronto. Similar to his Canadian colleague, Jordan Peterson, he became popular through his Youtube channel, where he explores deep philosophical ideas. In 50 hour-long episodes, Vervaeke analyses the crisis of meaning (which he describes as a pervasive feeling of alienation from the world and from each other). To get to the bottom of the meaning crisis he puts in context various historical philosophical schools of thought, combining them with cognitive sciences and much more.

John Vervaeke's "Awakening from the Meaning Crisis"

To seek our purpose in the world is a human pursuit for millennia. For Vervaeke, the meaning in life is found in wisdom. But the modern world has distanced us from the goalpost and Vervaeke points out spikes in depression, suicide rates, and social unrest.But while things look bleak the public seems to be much more interested in topics related to meaning: mindfulness, stoicism, psychedelic ... all of these weird Hippie interests points to a revival of the meaning conversation.

The meaning of life in the 21st century

Humans existed for 200-300 thousand years. But 40,000 BC something happened. Humans started living in settlements. And they started to make ... art. Sculptures, paintings, and even music.This is the period where humans have an upgrade to their cognitions. They invent abstract tools like the calendar or projectile weapons.Meaning began when our ancestors started to complement their tech with psycho technologies to allow them to deal with the environment but also with others. Literacy or shamanic rituals are some early such technologies.

Upper Paleolithic Transition

We evolved to use tools. In that sense, we are natural-born cyborgs. Our clothes, our objects are tools we enhanced ourselves with biologically. Psycho technologies enhance our brain. Like literacy, which enhances our cognition by helping us to remember. Taking notes makes time obvious.If we use a computer analogy: regular technology enhances our hardware, while psycho technology is like a software upgrade. Since humans operate on pretty much the same basic hardware it can be concluded all our major advances were psychological.

Psycho Technology

Saying "How are you?" was a huge leap fwd in the interaction between human beings: It shows you are interested in others. It allows relationships built on trust and ... trading. Mindsight is the ability to pick up on other people's mental states. It is a massive cognitive advancement of people from 40,000 years ago.And once we started paying attention to others, we also started paying attention to our own mental state.

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Shamanism is a cultivated ritual for altering your consciousness. It was so pervasive in prehistorical civilization, to today the shaman became an archetype: Yoda, Merlin, any old wise man are all Shamanic characters.Shamans do this through sleep deprivation, imitation of animals, isolation, or psychedelics. The goal is to create awakening experiences by disrupting the normal patterns in the world, which trap you.

Shamanic rituals

When the shaman dresses like a deer, he is not imitating the deer. He is becoming the deer.

A very long series of lectures about meaning from a Canadian cognitive academic. I plan to watch them all and will share my insights as I go.

New videos released every Friday. List of Books in the Video: •Michael Anderson - After Phrenology: Neural Reuse and the Interactive Brain •Barry Boyce (Editor) - The Mindfulness Revolution: Leading Psychologists, Scientists, Artists, and Meditation Teachers on the Power of Mindfulness in Daily Life •Andy Clark - Natural-Born Cyborgs: Minds, Technologies, and the Future of Human Intelligence •Michel Ferrari and Nic Weststrate (Editors) - The Scientific Study of Personal Wisdom: From Contemplative Traditions to Neuroscience •Harry Frankfurt – On Bullsh*t •David Lewis-Williams - The Mind in the Cave: Consciousness and the Origins of Art •L. A. Paul - Transformative Experience •Massimo Pigliucci - How to Be a Stoic: Using Ancient Philosophy to Live a Modern Life •Matt Rossano - Supernatural Selection: How Religion Evolved •Daniel Siegel - Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation •Steve Taylor - Waking From Sleep: Why Awakening Experiences Occur and How to Make Them Permanent •John Vervaeke, Christopher Mastropietro, and Filip Miscevic - Zombies in Western Culture: A Twenty-First Century Crisis •Michael Winkelman - Shamanism: A Biopsychosocial Paradigm of Consciousness and Healing •Susan Wolf - Meaning in Life and Why It Matters Series Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLND1JCRq8Vuh3f0P5qjrSdb5eC1ZfZwWJ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Vervaeke.John/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/vervaeke_john First episode of Dr. John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis.

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History

New videos released every Friday.

List of Books in the Video:

•Michael Anderson - After Phrenology: Neural Reuse and the Interactive Brain 
•Barry Boyce (Editor) - The Mindfulness Revolution: Leading Psychologists, Scientists, Artists, and Meditation Teachers on the Power of Mindfulness in Daily Life 
•Andy Clark - Natural-Born Cyborgs: Minds, Technologies, and the Future of Human Intelligence 
•Michel Ferrari and Nic Weststrate (Editors) - The Scientific Study of Personal Wisdom: From Contemplative Traditions to Neuroscience
•Harry Frankfurt – On Bullsh*t 
•David Lewis-Williams - The Mind in the Cave: Consciousness and the Origins of Art 
•L. A. Paul - Transformative Experience 
•Massimo Pigliucci - How to Be a Stoic: Using Ancient Philosophy to Live a Modern Life 
•Matt Rossano - Supernatural Selection: How Religion Evolved 
•Daniel Siegel - Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation
•Steve Taylor - Waking From Sleep: Why Awakening Experiences Occur and How to Make Them Permanent 
•John Vervaeke, Christopher Mastropietro, and Filip Miscevic - Zombies in Western Culture: A Twenty-First Century Crisis
•Michael Winkelman - Shamanism: A Biopsychosocial Paradigm of Consciousness and Healing
•Susan Wolf - Meaning in Life and Why It Matters

Series Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLND1JCRq8Vuh3f0P5qjrSdb5eC1ZfZwWJ

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First episode of Dr. John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis.

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Ep. 1 - Awakening from the Meaning Crisis - Introduction

All of us possess the nature of WANTING MORE and we don't know why. Our nature of craving is developed because of many factors.Moreover, with that idea, our goal is to reduce or stop these factors from influencing us.

The Main Goal

All of us desire that flagship smartphone , the latest tech and setup. A lot of that desiring nature is influenced from content creators. These are professional people who have an interesting way of presenting things that makes you want to buy stuff. Also, many of these presentations are composed of biased information as they are getting paid by the company. Hence, unsubscribe from these sources, and then we can see improvemens to our craving nature as we won't see them appear in your feed.

Unsubscribe from YouTube Channels

Most of the negative influence comes from social media. Greed, jealousy, hatred, ignorance and competition all grow from social medias without a doubt. Interestingly, when we will spend lesser time on social medias, we will notice that your cravings will be chopped down a lot as we won't view someone else's wealth, fame and luxury. Thus, this strategy will assist us to forget about others and we can concentrate on our life.

Spend Less Time on Social Media as Much as You Can

Naturally, we want to be like others which also fuel our cravings. We want that thing the other guy has which ruins our satisfaction and sense of fulfillment.So, we need to realise that we shouldn't follow someone else as our capacity, environment and past are not the same. That's why, we have to stop comparing ourselves to others. We can only live our lives only if we choose to be ourselves.

Fixing the Mindset

The Dopamine hormone is the satisfaction hormone released when we gain pleasure from something. For instance, Dopamine is secreted when we get likes and comments on our Instagram or Facebook posts. It's also released from smoking, eating tasty food, playing video games and other stimulating activities.But too much dopamine leads to harm and a big essay can be written on the effects as well. Hopefully, dopamine can be maintained if usage and intake of these is reduced as much as possible. The visible changes won't be seen in a day. It will take some time.

Keep Your Dopamine Balanced

Finally, if we have a habit of buying things or eating alot, we can't just end it completely at that point or time. This won't work effectively. Better option is to slowly leave it with time and it is also advised by experts.

Leave Your Habit Slowly

How to Stop Wanting More

SMILE is the easiest way to make Great First Impression."I like you. You make me happy. I am glad to see you."So 😊😊☺️ SMILE ☺️😊😊

Your SMILE is a messenger of your goodwill. To someone who has seen a dozen people frown, scoul or turn their faces away, YOUR SMILE is like Sun breaking through the clouds. So 😊😊☺️ SMILE ☺️😊😊

Your Smile

The idea is public relation centric and aim to 😊. So ☺️

An adaptation of Dale Carnegie’s timeless prescriptions for the digital age. Dale Carnegie’s time-tested advice has carried millions upon millions of readers for more than seventy-five years up the ladder of success in their business and personal lives. Now the first and best book of its kind has been rebooted to tame the complexities of modern times and will teach you how to communicate with diplomacy and tact, capitalize on a solid network, make people like you, project your message widely and clearly, be a more effective leader, increase your ability to get things done, and optimize the power of digital tools. Dale Carnegie’s commonsense approach to communicating has endured for a century, touching millions and millions of readers. The only diploma that hangs in Warren Buffett’s office is his certificate from Dale Carnegie Training. Lee Iacocca credits Carnegie for giving him the courage to speak in public. Dilbert creator Scott Adams called Carnegie’s teachings “life-changing.” To demonstrate the lasting relevancy of his tools, Dale Carnegie & Associates, Inc., has reimagined his prescriptions and his advice for our difficult digital age. We may communicate today with different tools and with greater speed, but Carnegie’s advice on how to communicate, lead, and work efficiently remains priceless across the ages.

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Books

Updated for today’s readers, Dale Carnegie’s timeless bestseller How to Win Friends and Influence People is a classic that has improved and transformed the professional and personal and lives of millions. One of the best-known motivational guides in history, Dale Carnegie’s groundbreaking book has sold tens of millions of copies, been translated into almost every known language, and has helped countless people succeed. Originally published during the depths of the Great Depression—and equally valuable during booming economies or hard times—Carnegie’s rock-solid, time-tested advice has carried countless people up the ladder of success in their professional and personal lives. How to Win Friends and Influence People teaches you: -How to communicate effectively -How to make people like you -How to increase your ability to get things done -How to get others to see your side -How to become a more effective leader -How to successfully navigate almost any social situation -And so much more! Achieve your maximum potential with this updated version of a classic—a must-read for the 21st century.

Dale Carnegie was an American writer and lecturer, and the developer of courses in self-improvement, salesmanship, corporate training, public speaking, and interpersonal skills.

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How To Win Friends and Influence People

How to Win Friends and Influence People in the Digital Age

𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐯𝐮𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞.

𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐑

𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 (𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥). 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥, 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝, 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝, 𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐬.

The type of pain does not matter; the important thing is that the pain experienced is unpleasant. Because anger never occurs in isolation but rather is necessarily preceded by pain feelings, it is often characterized as a ''secondhand'' emotion.

𝐀𝐦𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐑.

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Communication

𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐑 😡

𝐁𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐲 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬, 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧.

𝐇𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫, 𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐲 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧. 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐦𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐟𝐭 - 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐟𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫-𝐟𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬.

𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬; 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐝.

Dr. Amy Edmondson (who coined the term psychological safety), defines it as, "a belief that one will not be punished or humiliated for speaking up with ideas, questions, concerns or mistakes."
This is a critical factor for high-performing teams.
Teams with strong psychological safety are less afraid of the negative consequences that may result from:
<ul>
<li>Taking smart risks</li>
<li>Making mistakes</li>
<li>Sharing their opinions within their team</li>
<li>Being candid with one another.</li>
</ul>

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<ul>
<li>Teams that feel empowered to share their perspectives with each other, especially when their opinions differ from the rest of the group.</li>
<li>These teams are more likely to take initiative and consider the full picture of each situation. This in turn enables the team to innovate and find effective solutions.</li>
<li>Psychological safety is also critical to a team's ability to give and receive candid, respectful feedback. </li>
<li>Google's research on characteristics of high-performing teams identified psychological safety as their top indicator of the performance of a team.</li>
</ul>

Why does psychological safety matter?

One way to measure psychological safety in your organization is through employee surveys. Consider asking questions that measure employees' perceptions of psychological safety both at work and within their team.
When reviewing your results, focus your data analysis at the team-level, rather than within the organization overall. While it's valuable to have an understanding of the level psychological safety throughout your organization, any action that you take to improve psychological safety will be most effective within teams.

How to measure psychological safety

<ul>
<li>Build self-awareness in your team (recognizing how you prefer to think and behave)</li>
<li>Demonstrate concern for team members as people.</li>
<li>Ask for questions, different viewpoints, and considerations that have not yet been voiced.</li>
<li>Provide multiple ways for employees to share their thoughts.</li>
<li>Show appreciation for ideas.</li>
<li>Encourage team members to use positive language to inspire honest conversations.</li>
<li>Be precise with information, expectations, and commitments.</li>
<li>Be clear about what changed and why and give your team members time to process the change.</li>
<li>Own up to mistakes and celebrate failures as learnings.</li>
</ul>

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