Helping organisations discover the unique & valuable gifts of their Highly Sensitive employees, and guiding them in creating workplaces where they are able to thrive.
Why?
Would you like to get the most out of your best workers? What if you could harness the under-utilised capacity of 15-20% of your workforce?
Every workplace needs a team working at their best. Your Highly Sensitive team members are among your most valuable assets, but often work in environments which make it difficult for them to flourish. By harnessing the power of their gifts, your organisation can gain the edge it needs for greater success.
What does "Highly Sensitive" mean?
High Sensitivity describes a temperament shared by 15-20% of people and certain animals. Highly Sensitive people are very responsive to their environment. They are aware of subtleties and process all of this input deeply. It's an important part of a healthy population, because people who have this temperament demonstrate valuable gifts which enhance their society's success. These include a high degree of conscientiousness, insight, creativity, and wisdom. They are skilled at seeing connections, noticing dangers & opportunities, and understanding others.
'Highly Sensitive' is one of the official, recognised terms for this temperament. However, 'sensitive' has some negative connotations and meanings which are hard for people to see past. Two other terms can help overcome this: High Sensory Intelligence, championed by Willow McIntosh of Inluminance, and Responsive, used in biological research.
Responsive people are 'intuitive visionaries, able to see the big picture, creative, aware of and thoughtful to the needs of others, good influences on the social climate, vigilant with quality, highly conscientious, loyal, able to pick up on subtleties in the environment and in interpersonal communications, and are often gifted. In short, they are ideal employees' (Elaine Aron, The Highly Sensitive Person, 1991).
Who doesn't want such people on their team?!
But these benefits come with a cost: they are more quickly overwhelmed because of such increased levels of awareness and processing. If not given the freedom or support to apply their passion and creativity, they languish and can seem less motivated than others. Do you have the right conditions, physical and otherwise, in your workplace, for the Responsive people on your team to thrive?
Organisations which become aware of the existence and value of their Highly Sensory Intelligent employees will be able to adjust their environments and processes in ways which allow them to truly flourish - minimising unhelpful input and maximising the helpful. Doing this creates benefits for everyone - work teams, organisational leaders, and clients/customers.
'Highly Sensitive' is one of the official, recognised terms for this temperament. However, 'sensitive' has some negative connotations and meanings which are hard for people to see past. Two other terms can help overcome this: High Sensory Intelligence, championed by Willow McIntosh of Inluminance, and Responsive, used in biological research.
Responsive people are 'intuitive visionaries, able to see the big picture, creative, aware of and thoughtful to the needs of others, good influences on the social climate, vigilant with quality, highly conscientious, loyal, able to pick up on subtleties in the environment and in interpersonal communications, and are often gifted. In short, they are ideal employees' (Elaine Aron, The Highly Sensitive Person, 1991).
Who doesn't want such people on their team?!
But these benefits come with a cost: they are more quickly overwhelmed because of such increased levels of awareness and processing. If not given the freedom or support to apply their passion and creativity, they languish and can seem less motivated than others. Do you have the right conditions, physical and otherwise, in your workplace, for the Responsive people on your team to thrive?
Organisations which become aware of the existence and value of their Highly Sensory Intelligent employees will be able to adjust their environments and processes in ways which allow them to truly flourish - minimising unhelpful input and maximising the helpful. Doing this creates benefits for everyone - work teams, organisational leaders, and clients/customers.
My service
I consult with medium-sized organisations to help in this process. I take assessments of the physical environment and workplace processes, then give recommendations for adjustments which will help HS team members to best utilise their gifts.
I also provide workshops for schools and other organisations. Please see Services for more.
I also provide workshops for schools and other organisations. Please see Services for more.