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- Nina Schwarting: What can you if the pressure from above in the organization your team? Many people, many leadership forces responsible for other people, know the problem. There you in the organization. That could be economic expectations, maybe a new management team or basically aggressive quarterly goals. All that and certainly much more by getting And some point notice in your leadership position that this pressure unfiltered, with your people. Maybe decisions hastily, meetings feel more tense and basically the energy What is supposed forward is stagnating. And the frustrating thing about is simply that you a leadership force give yourself trouble, you communicate, you explain the context and yet somehow the team remains in a kind of collective limo. Let's take at why this is the case. First of when pressure is top to bottom, not only the head but also the body The brain often evaluates strong social or economic pressure similarly to a real threat, as if the saber-toothed tiger is suddenly in Then stress hormones are released, and body is in alarm readiness, completely autonomous, without us consciously deciding that it should now. And this state, clear thinking more difficult, strategic decisions, creativity and good communication are simply less easily available. And the team is then more reaction mode instead of actively and solution-oriented. Important? The state of a leadership affects the team. People quickly realize whether someone is calm, tense or under pressure. And that often before something is even said. This happens via voice, facial expression, tempo and above all via body language. And that's why self-regulation is not a soft skill that should be learned Self-regulation is really an ability that directly influences how safe and efficient a team can I a little exercise that you can use if you are under pressure and you want on to your people. It's best to the exercise before you to a meeting. You about two to three minutes for The exercise is called pressure regulator valve. she actually with the name pressure regulator valve what it stands lets pressure control off before he can unconsciously passed on. Three steps for this exercise. I'll them with you and then I'll out why it really works. So step one, you need your body. Stand shoulders back, feet hip-width on the ground. Yes, that's not a power pose. but I really want to your body for neurophysiological For step 2. In step 2 you breathe in through the nose and you breathe little longer through the mouth. You can also count that. So you breathe 4 seconds through the nose and then you 6 seconds through the mouth. You exactly three and then you one single sentence. You can say but can it loudly. The sentence is important for your brain. You can the following sentence, which I'll share or can your own sentence. So, my sentence I you is, I'm under pressure and that's not dangerous, and I decide what I'm going to The sentence is No affirmation, okay? So it's not about talking positive things, but it's about cognitive context information. Your brain needs this sentence, which can also several sentences, to between a real threat and regulated stress. What I described is regulated stress. It's not real threat. The real self-defense hand is not in front you. You're just under pressure, you're stressed, it's a normal... Physiological situation. need this one sentence to up the context for your brain. I repeat the sentence again. You it, otherwise you'll your own sentence. I'm under pressure right now. That's not dangerous. I decide what I'm to or not. Let's quick at why this exercise is. Let's start with breathing. Breathing, the extended exhalation, helps your body stress mode in which you are in, into a calmer state. Your heart, your breathing, as well as your brain, all three receive the signal, hey, she is just safe enough to act She is safe, she can do it. Body posture signals to your body. When you stand when you stand sit you can also sit down, then your nervous system gets orientation. And that helps you less tense or even into some thoughts in such moments. You stay in the control. You stay oriented. And can it consciously by simply consciously into your body. You can it against it before your body does some colorful, wild things And the third step is to what is happening For example... that you speak and consciously perceive creates distance. You are no longer completely stressed, but you have this distance. You can from a meter perspective and thereby you your perception and thereby you access to your neocortex. The pressure does not necessarily afterwards. So it's not somehow the whole world, Ponyhof, but through this mini-exercise you can go back into the guided, into self-guidance. You stay regulated and can therefore simply present, stay present, stay more action-oriented, you stay clearer, more So actually everything, everything advantages and everything qualities that you can't an alarm state. That's why my recommendation is to save once, the next time, if you the feeling of pressure, this exercise directly and do to make sure you more access to your nervous system. Have fun!