September 30, 2021
707: Amy Edmondson on How to Build Thriving Teams with Psychological Safety
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Amy Edmondson shares how to boost psychological safety and high performance. — YOU’LL LEARN — 1) Why the average non-toxic organization is still ineffective 2) The crucial belief that makes us more courageous 3) How we unknowingly make and break psychological safety Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep707 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT AMY — Amy C. Edmondson is the Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at the Harvard Business School, a chair established to support the study of human interactions that lead to the betterment of society. Edmondson has been recognized by the biannual Thinkers50 global ranking of management thinkers since 2011, receiving the organization’s Breakthrough Idea Award in 2019, and Talent Award in 2017. She studies teaming, psychological safety, and organizational learning. Her articles have been published in numerous academic and management outlets. Her most recent book, T he Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation and Growth (Wiley, 2019), offers a practical guide for organizations serious about success in the modern economy and has been translated into 11 languages. Her prior books – Teaming: How organizations learn, innovate and compete in the knowledge economy (Jossey-Bass, 2012), Teaming to Innovate (Jossey-Bass, 2013) and Extreme Teaming (Emerald, 2017) – explore teamwork in dynamic organizational environments. Before her academic career, she was Director of Research at Pecos River Learning Centers, where she worked on transformational change in large companies. Edmondson received her PhD in organizational behavior, AM in psychology, and AB in engineering and design from Harvard University. • Amy’s book: The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth • Amy’s website: AmyCEdmondson.com • Amy’s academic profile: Amy C. Edmondson — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — • Study: Project Aristotle — THANK YOU SPONSORS! — • Postie . Run direct mail like a digital marketer with at postie.com/awesome . • LMNT. Get a free sample pack with 8 delicious electrolyte packets at DrinkLMNT.com/awesome . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .