Your growth path
The Tree
Tap a node to explore. Practice each until your responses hold under pressure.
Trunk
Empathy
Listen to understand. Reflect feelings and needs without judgment.
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A teammate seems overwhelmed
Noticing without prescribing
A colleague says you didn't listen
Receiving feedback without defending
An upset client sends an angry email
De-escalating without capitulating
Someone feels excluded from a decision
Repairing without over-apologizing
A coworker becomes defensive after feedback
Holding the truth without escalating
Frustration with unclear expectations
Hearing the unspoken request
A manager seems stressed and abrupt
Reading state, not just words
Two teammates disagree in a meeting
Holding the room without taking a side
A remote colleague feels ignored
Including the unseen
A project partner says they feel unsupported
Hearing the unsaid ask
Two team members are physically withdrawing
Polyvagal Safety
A planning stalemate with a peer
NVC Peer Conflict
Last-minute meetings from your manager
NVC Upward
After the sprint review
Listening past the words
"I feel invisible in this team"
Reflecting back without parroting
"Your team clearly doesn't care about quality"
Validating without agreeing
Challenged in front of the room
Curiosity under pressure
"I think I might quit"
Sitting with someone's pain