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Executive Contributors at Brainz Magazine are handpicked and invited to contribute because of their knowledge and valuable insight within their area of expertise.

Dave Sewell

Executive Contributor

Researcher, Facilitator and Executive Coach

Dave Sewell

Researcher, Facilitator and Executive Coach

“Every child deserves a home where they feel safe and loved.”

This is what drives Dave Sewell’s research and approach to executive education and facilitation.

Sewell’s own life story has led him to question everything he understood about leadership, from the beatings and shame from his own father to the near-complete psychological breakdown at the hands of a ruthless Area Manager in his early twenties. The question burning inside him, “Why do people behave this way?” and “How do we change this?”.

Sewell’s research built a deep understanding of human behavior and our need to feel physically and psychologically safe. None of us are at our best when we are under continued levels of stress beyond what we can comfortably cope with. It is when we are in this space that we are often not helpful to others, indeed we can be quite uncivil, causing us to be more aloof, more confrontational, and less tolerant of others.

No one wants to be this person in the workplace or this type of parent when we get home, but it is all too common.

Having published the learning of his research in his book Safe Leadership – beating stress to drive performance, Sewell is on a mission to make more workplaces psychologically safer so that every worker can go home with enough emotional and mental capacity to spend quality time with their family, creating that psychologically safe space in the home. He does this through a series of leadership workshops, a longitudinal program, and one on one executive coaching.

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Impact Of Stress On Psychological Safety

Stress can have a negative impact on our ability to stay psychologically safe. When individuals are under stress

Why Psychological Safety Should Be Your Focus For 2023 And Beyond

Psychological safety is the belief that one will not be punished or humiliated for speaking up with ideas, questions, concerns or mistakes.

5 Signs That Your Organisation Is Psychologically Safe

In the business world, there is more and more talk about psychological safety and its importance in creating conditions...

5 Indicators That Psychological Aggression Has A Hold Of Your Organisation

In my previous article I defined what psychological safety is and its advantages to any organisation and talked about 5 distinct approaches

3 Essential Ingredients To Start Building A Psychologically Safe Working Environment

How often have you found yourself in a meeting where you are choosing your words carefully for fear of retaliation

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CREA Global Awards presented to

Dave Sewell

Researcher, Facilitator and Executive Coach

The CREA Global Awards is proudly presented to the honoree by the Brainz Magazine Selection Committee, in recognition for their creative and innovative ideas, adaptability in business, or for their contributions to sustainability and mental health projects.

Caroline Winkvist

Editor-In-Chief

Daniel Ålund

Selection Committee

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Brainz 500 Global Awards presented to

Dave Sewell

Researcher, Facilitator and Executive Coach

Brainz 500 Global Awards is proudly presented to the honoree by the Brainz Magazine Selection Committee, in recognition of their entrepreneurial success, achievements, and dedication to helping others.

Caroline Winkvist

Editor-In-Chief

Fredrik Elfqvist

Selection Committee

Executive Contributors at Brainz Magazine are handpicked and invited to contribute because of their knowledge and valuable insight within their area of expertise.

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