While I've been writing about management, I connected the dots between some things I learned in therapy about what I need for my well-being, and my own daily practices I habitually do as a manager

Since the first time I managed a team, ten years ago, I've heard from both reports and peers and even interview candidates that they feel safe while talking to me, and that I enable them to feel comfortable being vulnerable. I think attunement and co-regulation are part of the foundation of building trust that facilitates that connection

The more I learn about things like attunement and co-regulation, the more I recognize my own intuition for building effective partnerships with colleagues. There's a lot more to it, but that's a crucial foundation I now understand how to name and describe and coach.