In this episode, I speak with Joseph Pelrine about the focus on (and the danger of misunderstanding) Psychological Safety in the workplace. He speaks to what teams really need in order to open up innovation and risk-taking in teams and help them to high performance.
References:
“Trust is the intersection of a person’s hopes and fears”
Simpson, J.A. (2007) Psychological foundations of trust. Current directions in psychological science, 16, 264-268.
“Every great cause begins as a movement, becomes a business, and eventually degenerates into a racket.”
- Eric Hoffer, The Temper of Our Time (1967)
(FWIW the original seems to be: "Up to now, America has not been a good milieu for the rise of a mass movement. What starts out here as a mass movement ends up as a racket, a cult, or a corporation.")
AN easily accessible (and understandable) intro to the safety/diversity/empathy model:
Woolley, A. & Malone, T. (2011) What makes a team smarter? More women. Harvard business review,
The Smell of the Place - Fantastic Talk on Culture by Prof. Sumantra Ghoshal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgrD7yJwxAM&t=195s&ab_channel=NewInsight
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