I've referred to this question multiple times throughout these Power Acronyms:
What do you want?
It's a powerful question that can be answered pretty simply, but how often do we answer it with the deep truth and reverence that it deserves?
What do you really want?
It's not easy to answer.
There are many reasons why we can't get what we really want, or at least decide we can't.
It's not always easy to speak up for what you want.
Sometimes we don't feel psychologically safe enough to do so, and so we stay quiet.
In the book The Culture Code, the author talks about safety being one of the three foundational requirements for high performing teams.
Establishing a degree of safety is what good leaders do, and I found today's Power Acronym inside Michael Bungay Steiners book The Coaching Habit, where he details a set of of powerful questions leaders can use to lead with the style of a coach.
There are four primary drivers that influence how the brain reads any situation. Your job is to increase the TERA quotient whenever you can. TERA stands for…
Power Acronym 187: T.E.R.A.
Tribe
The brain is asking "Are you with me or are you against me". If you are on its side, your TERA quotient goes up.
Expectation
This is about "Do I know the future or don't I? If what is going to happen next is clear, the situation feels safe.
Rank
Are you more important or less important than I am? It is about how a formal title or on how power is being played out at the moment.
Autonomy
This is based on Dan Pink's Drive. "Do I get a say or don't I". That is the question the brain is asking as it gauges the degree of autonomy you have in any situation.
I like this framework because it provides a structure for creating safety with a group of people.
Being aware of T.E.R.A. inside your mind or how it may be perceived by the people you're looking to engage and lead can reveal new breakthroughs of growth.
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