The Anxiety Map: A One-Page Field Reference

A meeting is full of activity and nothing is moving, and you cannot name why fast enough to do anything about it before the meeting ends. This one-page reference names the six team defenses that eat a meeting's energy and gives you the exact line to say out loud to break each one.What you get. A one-page field reference covering six team defenses, busywork as reassurance, flight to detail, blame the messenger, ritual planning, scapegoating, and false consensus, each with what it looks like in the room, what it protects against, and a counter-move you can say out loud. Print-ready or keep it open on screen during live meetings.Why you want it. A meeting is grinding on, full of activity, and nothing is moving. You can feel something is off but you cannot name it fast enough to do anything before the meeting ends.How it helps you. You can spot the defense while it is running and name the counter-move in the room, in the moment, instead of diagnosing it in a post-mortem three months later when the damage is already done.What's inside. Six team defenses named and defined, each with an in-the-room description you can match against what you are watching, and a counter-move you can say out loud. A worked example. The one diagnostic question to ask when you cannot tell which defense is running. Sources: Menzies Lyth, Bion, and Janis.Credit toward the course. The EUR10 you spend here comes off the full Lead in the Present course (EUR199). You never pay twice.Format: one-page field reference, print-ready or on-screen. Under 5 minutes to read. Single-user license. No sign-up.Add coaching. This instrument is also available with a 1:1 working session, choose +1 hour or +2 hours at checkout.Copyright: All course content is the intellectual property of Charles LaBelle and CLaB3. All rights reserved. No part of this course may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted without prior written permission. 2026 Charles LaBelle / CLaB3.Refund Policy: No refunds. This is a digital intellectual property product. Upon purchase, you receive immediate access to the full course. Because the content is delivered digitally and cannot be returned, all sales are final. Questions before purchasing: charles@charleslabelle.comLicensing: Individual purchase grants a single-user, non-transferable license. Use in organizational training programs, team delivery, or group facilitation requires a separate licence. Contact charles@charleslabelle.com to discuss institutional or cohort arrangements.

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