Generosity, Care and Curiosity – can we start there?

I had the real pleasure to give a keynote on the topic of “Speak Up & Psychological Safety” at an internal company event.

Preparing for this really made me distill down what this topic meant to me in its essence. What it meant in terms of the stories I have experienced. What it meant in combination with the experience I have from working in corporate cultures and my learnings around building courage and courageous cultures.

This is what I got to – forget for a moment all the fancy language, statistics and KPIs. Stop pointing the finger in all directions in terms of who is responsible to start generating this safe environment. And simply do this – start your interactions with others from a place of generosity, care and curiosity. Be the courageous listener so those around you can be heard with their ideas, opinions and feelings.

“Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what takes to sit down and listen”

Winston Churchill

Because here’s the thing – I am confident we all are doing our best, carry our individual struggles and have a uniqueness that makes us shine. That includes ourselves. If we can keep that in mind and interact from a place of generosity, care and curiosity, this forms the starting point for us to be able to be Courageous.Enough.Together. And that is what we need in our businesses and our societies today.

Give it a try. See what happens and please do let me know if you feel inclined to share feedback.