Episode #3
Engagement-Not An Organizational Challenge But a Human one
What if disengagement isn’t a lack of motivation? What if something is simply consuming the capacity you would otherwise use to participate? In this episode of Through the Valley , Bahar Alexander takes engagement beyond employee surveys and workplace initiatives to explore a much deeper question: How fully are we participating in our own lives? Drawing inspiration from Alan Watts’ The Wisdom of Insecurity , alongside insights from neuroscience, psychology and organizational performance, this episode explores the modern battle for our attention—and the internal and external obstructions that quietly pull us away from our relationships, aspirations, work and lives. Bahar introduces a powerful distinction: External distraction competes for our attention. Internal obstruction consumes it. Through the lens of the Three Internal Frictions—Fear of Failure, Fear of Success and Fear of Loss of Significance—we explore why disengagement is often a symptom rather than a diagnosis, and why what appears to be a lack of motivation may actually be fear, exhaustion, diminished agency or self-protection. You’ll also discover the Three Dimensions of Engagement, a Personal Engagement Audit, and a Practical Engagement Inquiry leaders can use to explore declining engagement with curiosity rather than assumption. Because perhaps the opposite of disengagement isn’t productivity. Perhaps it’s aliveness. And if our attention is our life, there may be no more important question than: What are we giving our lives to? Here.. We don't go around the Valley, we move through it. "Shift your psychology to shift your energy and transform your leadership." Website: https://baharalexander.com/ Executive Coaching Growth Hub Leadership Magnetism Course LinkedIn Be a Guest on the Podcast
