The importance of psychological safety and self-care with Dr. Miranda Ralston

Join Dr. Kimberly Jackson as she has a leadership chat with Holonix Leadership & Organization Development COO & Co-Founder, Dr. Miranda Ralston, about the importance of psychological safety and self-care.

Listen in as Miranda shares how the lack of psychological safety early in her career shaped her journey and led her to specialize in it. You also don't want to miss the discussion on resonant and dissonant leaders and the difference between psychological safety and trust. After listening to this conversation, you will walk away with many great tips on buffering against burnout, supporting others during difficult times, responding instead of reacting and how to have an intentional reading plan. Be sure to stay until the end for the best tip of all - how to secretly signal to a colleague that you need support.

Guest Bio:

Miranda is a relational leader and educator, ground-breaking neuroscience researcher, brain-based executive coach, and passionate leadership psychologist with expertise in consulting across a variety of industries and sectors. Through the application of psychological theory and cutting-edge neuroscience research, her work supports leaders, teams, and organizations to maximize psychological safety, navigate change, and reach high performance.

Miranda has spent 10 years as an educator including 6 years as a graduate-level Professor and Program Director in a graduate school’s Organizational and Leadership Psychology Department. She created and directed the Neuroscience of Leadership Area of Emphasis and Neuroscience of Leadership Laboratory, both firsts of their kind in an academic setting, and received over $85,000 in research grant awards.

In addition to being a leader in the educational sector, she was also formerly the CEO and President of Ralston Directional, a firm that provided horizontal drilling services to major gas and oil industry players across the US.

Miranda is currently reading:

• The Soul-Sourced Entrepreneur: An Unconventional Success Plan for the Highly Creative, Secretly Sensitive, and Wildly Ambitious for professional development
• It Didn't Start With You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle for personal development
• Dial Down the Drama: Reducing Conflict and Reconnecting with Your Teenage Daughter--A Guide for Mothers Everywhere for relationship development

Resources:

• The Fearless Organization Scan
• The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma for personal development
• The Four Noble Truths of Love: Buddhist Wisdom for Modern Relationships for relationship development

If you would like to find out more about Miranda, head over to these resources:

• Holonix Website
• Miranda's LinkedIn Profile
• Holonix LinkedIn Company Page

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