Amy Edmondson, professor at Harvard Business School, first identified the concept of psychological safety in work teams in 1999. Since then, she has observed how companies with a trusting workplace perform better. Psychological safety isn't about being nice, she says. It’s about giving candid feedback, openly admitting mistakes, and learning from each other. ... Show More
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Purpose-Driven Leadership in an Era of Polarization
Even in difficult times, leadership must be about empathy, authenticity, fairness and service. That's according to Darren Walker, the outgoing CEO of the Ford Foundation, a nonprofit with an endowment of billions of dollars and a charge to reduce poverty and injustice. Drawing on ... Show More
31m 15s
Dec 2021
Psychological Safety in Theory and In Practice
What does psychological safety at work mean for people with anxiety and other mental health challenges? Host Morra Aarons-Mele speaks with Amy Edmondson, a Harvard Business School professor, who has long studied psychological safety, and Christopher Yates, Ford Motor Company’s ch ... Show More
57m 51s
Oct 2023
Creating a Culture of Healthy Debate
Does your company have a culture where people are truly free to speak their minds … without fear of retribution? At the start of the pandemic, Elikem Tamaklo, managing director for Nyaho Healthcare in Ghana, realized that the answer was no. Hear how he changed his company’s cultu ... Show More
34m 55s
Jul 2021
36. Perfecting Teamwork: Building High-Performing Teams By Encouraging Learning
<p>In this episode of <a href="https://www.fastersmarter.io/"><em>Think Fast, Talk Smart</em></a><em>, </em><a href="https://www.fastersmarter.io/guests/sara-singer/">Sara Singe</a>r,<em> </em>a professor of organizational behavior (by courtesy) at Stanford Graduate School of Bus ... Show More
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Aug 2023
What Your Employees Need and Won't Tell You with Melina Palmer
<p>In this podcast episode, host Roger Dooley interviews Melina Palmer, author of <a href="https://amzn.to/3YHPJvb"><em>What Your Employees Need and Can't Tell You</em></a>, about change initiatives in companies. They discuss the misconception that 70% of change initiatives fail ... Show More
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How to lead in a crisis | Amy C. Edmondson
<p>How do you lead in times of absolute upheaval, when you can't predict what change could come tomorrow? With humility, transparency, and urgency, says leadership researcher Amy C. Edmondson, because these are the ingredients that make a workplace psychologically safe. After the ... Show More
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