Amy Edmondson Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management, Harvard Business School

Amy Edmondson is a scholar and the Novartis Professor of Leadership at the Harvard Business School. She is probably best known for her work on psychological safety. Psychological Safety | Amy Edmondson WikipediaAmy EdmondsonLinkedinAmy EdmondsonTwitter@AmyCEdmondsonYouTubeAmy EdmondsonGoogleAmy Edmondson Twitter Tweets by Amy Edmondson Posts: Amy EdmondsonPsychological Safety ** A shared belief that within your team it is … Continue reading Amy Edmondson Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management, Harvard Business School

The Inexpressible Comfort of Feeling Safe with a Person Dinah Craik

Oh, the comfort — the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person — having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but pouring them all right out, just as they are, chaff and grain together; certain that a faithful hand will take and sift them, keep what is worth keeping, and then with the breath of kindness blow the rest away. | Dinah Craik Continue reading The Inexpressible Comfort of Feeling Safe with a Person Dinah Craik

Conversation Covenant Creating a psychologically safer space for difficult conversations

Anecdote Circles Brainstorming Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close In challenging conversations, differing viewpoints can lead to tension and misunderstandings. A conversation covenant offers a structured approach to ensure respectful, constructive dialogue. By establishing agreed-upon guidelines, it … Continue reading Conversation Covenant Creating a psychologically safer space for difficult conversations

Introduction: Knowledge Café Principles Create a conversational environment

Knowledge Café Principle: Dialogue Not Debate Knowledge Café Principle: Conversation Is Sovereign Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close People learn best through conversation, but too often, discussions are dominated by a few voices or driven by fixed … Continue reading Introduction: Knowledge Café Principles Create a conversational environment

Social Silencing A phenomenon where people don’t speak up for fear of social exclusion

Losing and Giving Face Psychological Safety ** Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close There are many reasons why people do not speak up. Social silencing is one of them. The spiral of silence or social silencing is a … Continue reading Social Silencing A phenomenon where people don’t speak up for fear of social exclusion

Psychological Safety ** A shared belief that within your team it is safe to take risks

Social Silencing Wisdom of Crowds of Crowds Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Create psychological safety: Ensure people are safe for interpersonal risk-taking.  Psychological safety refers to the sense of confidence and trust that individuals feel in … Continue reading Psychological Safety ** A shared belief that within your team it is safe to take risks

Knowledge Café: Small Group Conversations The small group conversations are the heart of the Café

Knowledge Café: Table Hosts Knowledge Café: Moving Between Groups Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close In the Knowledge Café, the essence of the small group conversations is to get as close to a natural conversation as possible … Continue reading Knowledge Café: Small Group Conversations The small group conversations are the heart of the Café