The TAD Dynamic

At the core of boss whispering is the recognition that human beings use primal fight or flight responses to defend against threats regardless of whether they are real or perceived.  This primal response is understandably necessary in a physical life or death situation, but interestingly, this same response occurs even when a threat is social, economic, or identity based.  This flight or fight theory was first presented by Freud in the early 1900s, and is now being brought back to the forefront by Boss Whispering Institute Founder, Laura Crawshaw. 

During my basic boss whispering training, Laura introduced Freud’s fight or flight theory as, “The TAD Dynamic.”  T.A.D. = Threat, Anxiety, Defense.  She also explained Freud’s belief that human beings have two primary fears: 1) fear of annihilation (loss of life); and 2) fear of abandonment (loss of love).  Freud believed that all human fears could be traced back to these two primary fears.  In her training, Laura uses an experiential style of training to help future boss whisperers deeply feel and understand the TAD Dynamic before introducing them to a third response available to human beings—working through.