The Inner Critic at Work
Why this matters at work
While burnout and attrition are driven by structural conditions, unexamined inner-critic patterns can intensify stress, silence learning, and erode confidence in everyday work interactions. This workshop supports employees in recognizing and responding more skillfully to self-doubt and performance pressure, which can improve communication, help-seeking, and psychological safety at the team level. For employers, the value lies in strengthening day-to-day functioning—clearer decision-making, healthier feedback loops, and more sustainable engagement—without positioning individual resilience as a substitute for systemic change.
Learning Outcomes
​By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
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Recognize how the inner critic commonly shows up at work
Identify typical thoughts, emotions, and behaviours (e.g., perfectionism, self-doubt, overwork, silence) and understand how these patterns are shaped by workplace cultures—not personal weakness. -
Differentiate between constructive self-reflection and self-undermining inner criticism
Distinguish feedback that supports learning and growth from internal narratives that increase stress, inhibit confidence, or limit professional contribution. -
Apply practical strategies to interrupt unhelpful inner-critic patterns in real work situations
Use simple, evidence-informed tools to respond skillfully to self-doubt, mistakes, and performance pressure without bypassing accountability or care. -
Strengthen psychological safety and self-trust in professional decision-making
Practice approaches that support clearer thinking, appropriate help-seeking, and confident participation in conversations, collaboration, and leadership moments. -
Reframe the inner critic as a signal rather than a verdict
Interpret inner-critic messages as information about values, workload, or systemic pressures, and respond in ways that support wellbeing, learning, and sustainable performance.
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