Manage the red zone
Stress management and personal energy for teams and organizations under pressure
What you gain
- Understand what gives and drains your energy
- Spot what hijacks you, and the people around you
- Get tools for you and others to stay in the green zone
- Get a Stress Management Toolbox to manage stress moving forward
- One action to commit to
How the program runs
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Day 1: Manage energy
We start out by discovering why personal energy matters and end with what you can do to manage your personal energy.
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Day 2: Managing the red zone
We unfold what ready or hijacked mean and what triggers you into the red zone.
Discovering your mental autopilots and how to manage your red zone.
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Follow-up summit
From Buddy groups, going on between day 1 and 2, sharing what worked, the difficulties, and the success stories. At the end agreeing on next step.
Format and investment
The full program runs across 2.5 days, with two facilitators. We also design lighter versions, from a half-day workshop upward, shaped to your team.
Pricing depends on scope, the number of participants, and any add-ons such as individual coaching.
Ready to work from the green zone?
Discuss the program for your organization. A short, no obligation conversation about your team and what you want to change.
No preparation needed
No obligation
Around 20 minutes.
FAQ
Why it works
Most people don’t have a stress problem. They have an energy problem and a red-zone problem. When demands outweigh control, the brain’s alarm system takes over and clear thinking shuts down. Decisions get worse, conversations get sharper, and the cost lands on the whole team. This program gives a shared language and concrete tools to manage energy, catch the red zone early, and recover quickly. It’s based on Josefine Campbell’s book, Power Barometer.
The program in detail
A 2.5-day program run over several weeks, so the learning lands in real work life. The real practice happens between sessions, where people test their takeaways through SAFE tests and buddy groups.
Day 1, Manage energy: why personal energy matters, your energy barometer, the plus and minus list, how your energy affects others, three energy strategies, your action plan.
Day 2, Managing the red zone: what ready and hijacked mean at work, your triggers and body signals, your mental autopilots, your personal and team action plan.
Follow-up summit (2.5 hours): sharing new behaviors, difficulties, and success stories, then the next step. Buddy groups run throughout, pairing people to reflect and try out new behavior between sessions. Scalable from a half day to a program across the organization.
Optional 1-1 coaching and physiological energy tracking.
Is this a stress management course?
Yes, and more. Managing the Red Zone teaches practical stress management through personal energy and the green zone and red zone model, so people stay clear under pressure rather than only cope after the fact.
What is the red zone?
The red zone is the hijacked mental state where the brain’s alarm system takes over and clear thinking shuts down. The green zone is the clear state where you can think, listen, and choose your response. The program is based on this distinction from the book, Power Barometer.
Can we add individual coaching?
Yes. Individual coaching and physiological energy tracking are available as optional add-ons.
Your facilitators
Josefine Campbell is an author and expert in leadership for modern work life. She coaches, trains, and advises leaders in global organizations, is a former external lecturer at Copenhagen Business School, and a four-time Danish champion in jiu jitsu.
Gitte Justesen specializes in team dynamics, culture change, and inclusion, coaching and advising leaders and employees in international companies. She is a certified Diversity Champion.
What others say
“Gave the team a boost and deeper reflections… I highly recommend the program.” Mads Friis, MD, McDonald’s Denmark
