Wait 'til Daylight

Why Timing Matters in Stopping Quiet Cracking

There's an old saying from my grandpa: "It takes a heap of licks to strike a nail in the dark!"

He said this watching someone try to build something when they couldn't see what they were doing. Hammering and hammering, missing more than hitting, exhausting themselves for nothing.

That's what happens when you try to fix quiet cracking without the right tools, support, or understanding.

Research shows that employees who haven't received training in the past year are 140% more likely to feel job insecure. Why? Because training signals investment. It says "we believe in your future here."

But here's what most organizations miss: you need trauma-responsive training that builds actual skills in the six critical areas:

Impact-Based Definitions - Understanding what's really happening
Elastic Emotions - Managing feelings effectively
Connection - Building growth-fostering relationships
Communication - Creating systems where truth flows
Strength-Spotlighting - Recognizing what's working
Sustaining Vitality - Creating energy instead of drain

You can't fix persistent workplace unhappiness by hammering in the dark. You need to wait for daylight—or better yet, turn on the lights.

That's what trauma-responsive coaching does. It illuminates what's actually happening and gives you tools that work.

Whether you're an individual trying to survive or a leader trying to transform your culture, the time to act is before everything breaks.

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