Talk
40 to 60 minutes
For conferences and leadership forums
You leave with the language, the Default Line, and one habit named.
THE PROTECTION PRACTICE
Keep what still protects you. Change what now costs you.
A practical way to change habits that no longer serve you, while keeping what still helps. For people and teams.
Talk to DavidWhere habits like this come from
- 01
Something went wrong.
- 02
A protection was added, often for a good reason.
- 03
The danger changed. The protection stayed and became normal.
- 04
Now it costs time, energy, trust or money.
Most protections were sensible when they started. The work is to keep the part that still matches the risk, replace the rest, and carry the lesson forward.
A manager who still re-reads every email before it goes out, years after one went badly. A team that still copies the director on everything since the restructure.
The Default Line
I still ___ when under pressure.
We still ___ when under pressure.
Under pressure, people and teams stop choosing and take the line they already know. Whatever fills the blank is where the work starts.
How it works
- 01
Name it.
Complete the Default Line privately and choose the one habit that costs most.
- 02
Trace it.
What went wrong, what protection was added, and what has changed since.
- 03
Cost it.
How often it happens, the time it takes, and one consequence you choose to track.
- 04
Replace it.
Keep the part that still protects you. Write two simple rules you can remember, and set a review date.
We count on Day 1 and again on Day 30, and check in at Day 90. Personal measures are self-reported, and we say so.
Ways to work together
Workshop
90 minutes to half a day
For a team or cohort of up to about 30
You leave with one habit named, traced and costed, two rules and a review date.
Workshop series
Three weeks, one live session a week
For small groups of leaders
Each person works one habit through to two rules in use.
30-day practice
Short check-ins over 30 days
One person
Two rules practised, and a Day 30 review.
Team sessions
30 days with short check-ins twice a week
An intact team of 5 to 12
Two team rules in daily use, reviewed at Day 30 and Day 90.
With LearnSmartly
Four to six weeks
Cohorts and programmes
Each person's LearnSmartly report shows where they protect themselves, and the Protection Practice helps them change one habit.
Fees on request. Workshops and programmes are quoted per group.
Ask about a workshop or programmeWho it's for
L&D and HR teams, leadership programmes, business schools, and managers and teams who want to work better together, especially after a restructure, a merger or a hard season.
Bring one habit.
Tell me about your team or programme, and I'll suggest the simplest way to start.