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The Circle of Safety built to make as many Americans as possible feel safe is now slowly breaking apart, leaving us exposed to greater danger.
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Without a Circle of Safety, people are forced to spend too much time and energy protecting themselves from each other.
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Leaders want to feel safe, too. No matter what place we occupy in the pecking order, every single one of us wants to feel like we are valued by the others in the group.
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The number of leaders of companies who work hard to make their employees feel safe when they come in is, sadly, fewer than most of us would like to admit. Work is, well, work.
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If it were a true meritocracy, we could tell ourselves that if we work hard and do well, our jobs will be safe. But this is hardly the case.
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When we feel safe among the people with whom we work, the more likely we are to survive and thrive. That’s just the way it is.
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…when we find ourselves inside a Circle of Safety, stress declines, fulfillment rises, our want to serve others increases and our willingness to trust others to watch our back skyrockets.
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To be around others like us makes us feel like we belong and gives us a sense of safety.
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People would rather feel safe among their colleagues, have the opportunity to grow and feel a part of something bigger than themselves than work in a place that simply makes them rich.
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…how can we ever feel safe at work? How can we feel committed to the jobs we have if the leaders of our companies aren’t committed to us.
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