Why Childhood Patterns Still Run Your Workplace with Sylvia Lafair - Getting to Aha! with Darshan Mehta

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Organizational psychology Authentic leadership Workplace wellbeing workplace mental health modern leadership coaching

Episode notes

In this episode of Getting to Aha! , host Darshan Mehta speaks with leadership expert Sylvia Lafair about how invisible stress patterns, often learned in childhood, quietly shape our behaviour at work. Sylvia explains why professional challenges are rarely just about skills or strategy, and more about subconscious survival patterns that surface under pressure. Together, they explore how leaders can identify these patterns, bridge the gap between the conscious and subconscious mind, and transform reactive behaviours into intentional leadership. The conversation offers practical tools for clearing the past, improving workplace relationships, and creating lasting personal and professional change. Sylvia Lafair is an internationally recognised leadership and communications expert, the CEO and cofounder of Creative Energy Options, and a bestselling author of Don’t Bring It to Work . With over three decades of experience coaching executives, entrepreneurs, and global teams, she specialises in leadership development, conflict resolution, and organisational transformation.