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NCSL Chicago 2012 1 2007 -2012 Skye Associates LLC www.SkyeAssociates.net [email protected] 5080 Aspen Creek Drive Broomfield CO 80023 Tel: +1 303 800 5442 Morag Barrett © 2009-12 Skye Associates LLC. All rights reserved. 1 Said, “Yes” but thought, “No.” Mentally froze and later thought of what you should have said. Had the best of intentions only to put your foot in it again. Left a meeting thinking, “That idea will never work!” 2 © 2009-12 Skye Associates LLC. All rights reserved. © 2009-12 Skye Associates LLC. All rights reserved. 3 ‘No-Brainer Decision’ Uncertainty Complexity High Stakes High Emotion Differing Opinions Difficult Decisions © 2009-12 Skye Associates LLC. All rights reserved. 4 Temperature Breathing Heart Rate Reflexes 5 © 2007-12 Skye Associates LLC. All rights reserved. © 2009-12 Skye Associates LLC. All rights reserved. Limbic System Amygdala & Hippocampus Emotional Learning Gut Reaction Threat Detection Do I Eat It… or Does It Eat Me? 6 © 2009-12 Skye Associates LLC. All rights reserved.

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2007 - 2012 Skye Associates LLC

www.SkyeAssociates.net

[email protected]

5080 Aspen Creek Drive

Broomfield CO 80023

Tel: +1 303 800 5442

Morag Barrett

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� Said, “Yes” but thought, “No.”

� Mentally froze and later

thought of what you should

have said.

� Had the best of intentions

only to put your foot in it

again.

� Left a meeting thinking, “That

idea will never work!”

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‘No-Brainer Decision’

Uncertainty

Complexity

High Stakes

High Emotion

Differing Opinions

Difficult Decisions

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� Temperature

� Breathing

� Heart Rate

� Reflexes

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� Limbic System

◦ Amygdala & Hippocampus

� Emotional Learning

◦ Gut Reaction

� Threat Detection

◦ Do I Eat It…or Does It Eat Me?

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� Intelligence

� Rational Thinking

� Complex Thought

� Language Centre

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Action Based

on Limited

Amygdala

Capability…

Amygdala

Hijacks

Neocortex

Threat?

Emotions

Trump

Thoughts!

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Perceived Threat

Freeze

Fight

Appease

Flight

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HIJACKED!HIJACKED!HIJACKED!HIJACKED!

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If Only…

The Past

What

Now!

The Present

What If…

The Future

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How can you prevent an amygdala hijack?

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� Stop

◦ Change your environment.

◦ Disengage to re-engage.

� Oxygenate

◦ Breathe – slowly.

� Seek Information

◦ Ask questions.

◦ Remain curious.

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