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Dr. Erika Garms
Garms Group, Inc.www.garmsgroupinc.com
“Your Brain on Change”
1. Introduce yourselves to those at your table (@ 30 seconds each)
2. Discuss the biggest 2-3 changes you’re presently dealing with at work.
YOUR BRAIN ON CHANgE
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ContinuousOverlappingAcceleratedTransition
Externalizing “CHANGE”
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Externalizing “CHANGE”
vs.
Living gracefully with “TRANSITION”
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Source: McKinsey
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The burning platform!
Organizing principle of the brain isto
Minimize threatMaximize reward
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THREAT RESPONSE
Easy to trigger
Causes “flooding”
Difficult to calm
Interferes with PFC
THREAT
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Anxiety interrupts access to the pre-frontal cortex.Copyright 2015 Garms Group, Inc.
We’re wired for negativity . . . “negativity bias.”Copyright 2015 Garms Group, Inc.
We assume FOE until proven FRIEND.
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Rethinking Accountability
Hiding weaknesses and mistakes
Jumping to conclusionsASSUMING
Not tapping into others’ strengths
Holding grudgesSidebar conversations
“The meeting” and “the real meeting”
Indirectness
Distrust triggers: Where are they lurking?
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What counteracts the distrust triggers?
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• Admitting weaknesses and mistakes• Asking for help
• Giving each other benefit of the doubt
• Taking supported risks
• Appreciating each other’s skills
• Attending to issues, not politics
MANY POSITIVE MICROINTERACTIONS!
What would be different if our staff understood
threat and reward ?
negativity bias ?
friend vs. foe ?
“SCARF” is a refinement of Maslow’s model.Copyright 2015 Garms Group, Inc.
(Rock, 2009)
What would be different if staff understood
SCARF?
http://www.scarfsolutions.com/SelfAssessment.aspx
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Externalizing “CHANGE”
vs.
Living gracefully with “TRANSITION”
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Mindset Matters!
Where is YOUR mindset most of the time?
How about your work team?
Use the scale to rate both.
How to move forward (or help each other do so)
Self-awareness
Naming
Normalizing
Meeting SCARF needs
Building trust & safety
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What thoughts are popping
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