Psychological Safety and it effects your personal and professional life with Justin Caffrey

“Psychologically safe teams is where everybody feels okay
to speak up… sometimes the greatest ideas will come from the
quietest voices.”


This week we had the pleasure to sit with our friend, confident
and one of Europe's leading minds in resilience, leadership,
business strategy, psychological safety and practical
neuroscience - Justin Caffrey!


“When people negotiate, everyone wants to win… most
people struggle when it’s quiet, when there’s a void someone will
fill it… so if you are able to go in calm, conscious of your
breath and slowing down… you create this void and the other
person filling the void will impart information that often
results in you winning the negotiation…”


Justin has taught and coached global talent for over twenty-five
years, building and selling million-dollar businesses. His
popular YouTube channel has had over 1 million views teaching his
techniques.


Holding a Master's in Psychological Interventions using
Neuroscience and Mindfulness from University College Dublin.
Justin is also trained as a Psychotherapeutic Coach, an
Accredited Wellness coach from the Mayo Institute and is a
Certified Investment Fund Director. Not to mention he is one of
only a handful of Westerners to complete the grueling Masters
Training with the Yamabushi in the remote mountains of Shonai in
Japan!


In 2010, at the peak of his career as a dynamic CEO having
founded multiple investment firms, Justin’s son Joshua died -
just before his first birthday. Business carried on as normal
until 2014, when Justin had what turned out to be a panic attack
in the middle of a crucial meeting. He had failed to grieve his
son’s death. 


In the year that followed his life and health started to unravel.
The cause was not Joshua’s death, but the trigger. The CEO had
lacked the psychological safety to speak about his emotions and
vulnerabilities, no matter the situation.


It would be 2016 before Justin started talking about his
vulnerabilities publicly. Fearing it would be a career-ending
moment, Justin spoke about the psychological vulnerability he
encountered after his son's death and the constant barrage of
negative self-talk. Awaiting judgement, he received only praise
and gratitude. Colleagues, clients, and strangers all found
something within his words.


Justin is a skilled storyteller narrating his professional and
personal journey in a way that everyone from boardroom to kitchen
tables can relate to . We all have difficult events in life, he
shares how losing his son at the peak of his city career, was
ultimately a blessing, and how we can all turn around any
challenges we face in life. 


Despite the tragedy of his son’s death, this episode will leave
you feeling hopeful, broaden your awareness of what it truly
means to feel safe in your personal and work environment, and of
course for any founders, leaders and CEO’s out there, how to get
the best out of your employees!


Enjoy!


Lots of love,


Dave and Steve


To find out more about Justin and his work visit his
site: https://www.justincaffrey.com/


Produced by Sean Cahill and Sara Fawsitt


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