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🟢🟡🔴  In the traffic light system, we explored yellow as the space of expansion and growth 🟡, between flow 🟢 and protection 🔴, where we stretch and where we are stretched. What happens when we cannot stay there? We go red. And that is very human. 🔴 Red is where we retreat. It is where we protect, avoid, control or shut down. Where the nervous system says, “enough.” Red is often our default — especially when things stop being “green,” when flow ends, when tension goes u

🟢🟡🔴 In my first post about traffic light behaviour, I explored the yellow - that space where growth happens - and how important it is to learn to stay there a little longer each time. Before we can do yellow, we need to recognise the red. This post is about learning to notice our red because awareness is the first step. Red is totally human. Coming back is great leadership. We all have a red. It is where we shut down, protect, fix too fast or disappear into control. We all

🟢🟡🔴 One of the images I keep returning to — with teams, leaders and also myself — is the humble traffic light system. Simple and familiar, it has become one of the clearest ways I know to describe the space of growth. Green is where things flow — exciting, fun, rewarding. Idealistic and often rare. Red is where we shut down, disconnect, protect or numb. Common and at times necessary. Yellow is where the real work happens — uncertain, stretching and often avoided. Yellow is

Last week, we decided to change one of our kids’ schools. It felt like the right decision -aligned with our values, with what he wanted,...