Beyond “Agree to Disagree”: Why Leaders Need to Foster a Culture of Productive Disagreement and Debate | BCG Henderson Institute

Leadership & Culture

In 2016, I wrote an article, Identifying Leadership Capabilities That Drive Business Performance, which includes four steps for identifying the leadership capabilities most critical to an organization. Six years have passed since I wrote the article, and while some leadership capabilities have remained consistently important in organizations, others have become increasingly critical. As executive teams reevaluate …

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Working Values: How Purpose, Morals, and Meaning Build Stronger Organizations | MIT Sloan Management Review

Leadership & Culture

Many reports indicate workers place increased value on the cultural components of an organization’s employee value proposition (EVP). As leaders create opportunities to enhance and communicate these EVP components—such as shared purpose, psychological safety, and DEI, this special 26-page summer edition of MIT Sloan Management Review includes a collection of four articles containing ideas. The four …

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Podcast: Psychological Safety in Theory and In Practice | HBR – The Anxious Achiever Podcast

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Psychological safety (PS) in the workplace is an increasingly prominent term as firms seek to obtain the various benefits of a transparent culture. But since many factors affect PS (e.g., a person’s experience with being candid at work, work relationships and dynamics, etc.), it can be challenging to foster PS. In this 55-minute podcast, host Morra …

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Taking Your Team Behind the Curtain: The Effects of Leader Feedback-Sharing on Team Psychological Safety | Organization Science

Leadership & Culture

Much has been written about the benefits of psychological safety (PS) in the workplace. Simultaneously, leaders are expected to foster PS within the company culture and teams they lead. But as noted in this journal article (which I cannot post since it is part of a subscription), few studies have examined how leaders establish PS in the …

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What Psychological Safety Looks Like in a Hybrid Workplace | Harvard Business Review

Leadership & Culture

In the workplace, psychological safety (PS) has focused chiefly on fostering candor, trust, and transparency on work-related topics. However, as work and life become more integrated, this article suggests managers must extend aspects of psychological safety beyond work areas to include other parts of employees’ experiences. Said differently, previously off-limits topics like child care, health-risk …

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Why Psychological Safety at Work Is Key to Preventing Employee Burnout | Fast Company

Leadership & Culture

Employee wellness, diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), and strengthening company culture are priorities for many organizations. As firms develop strategies to address these areas, the notion of psychological safety (PS) can serve as a multiplier for positively impacting these areas simultaneously. This short article provides a few ideas for cultivating PS in the workplace. It offers a …

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Psychological Safety and the Critical Role of Leadership Development | McKinsey & Co

Leadership & Culture

Psychological safety (PS) is a term used to describe the belief that one won’t be rejected, embarrassed, or punished for speaking up or being themselves. And with studies showing that PS can promote risk-taking, innovation, and team performance, PS has become an important workplace topic–particularly during the pandemic where PS is more likely to be …

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Podcast: How to Create Psychological Safety at Work | Amy Edmondson w/David Green | Digital HR Leaders Podcast

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Many workers continue to feel varying degrees of anxiety and stress due to the impact that COVID-19 continues to have on aspects of work and life. With this as the backdrop, it seems even more critical for organizations, leaders, managers, and colleagues to foster a workplace of psychological safety (PS). In this 40 minute podcast, …

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