The Fearless Organization
by Amy C. Edmondson
Psychological safety: the research (hospital error reporting, Google's Project Aristotle), the failures (VW, Wells Fargo, Nokia) and the leader's toolkit (framing the work, inviting participation, responding productively). The definitive text on the concept.
Read it if…
your people do not speak up and you want to fix it properly.
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Skip it if…
you want a quick tip.
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Three things you will actually use
- Frame work as learning.
- Invite participation explicitly.
- Respond productively to bad news.
Do this first
Ask 'what are we missing?' in every meeting this week and thank whoever answers.
Our verdict
Psychological safety.
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