This chapter emphasizes the importance of speaking up in organizations, highlighting the consequences of remaining silent and the significance of feeling heard and valued. It discusses the impact of self-perception on individuals who choose not to speak up, stressing the link between individual authenticity and organizational culture. The conversation delves into fostering psychological safety, overcoming hierarchy barriers, and encouraging diverse voices for high-quality work outcomes and innovation.
Do you feel psychologically safer at work now than you did several years ago? It's an interesting question, and today I've invited perhaps the preeminent expert in the world on the subject of psychological safety to discuss that and other things with us. This is Dr. Amy Edmondson, a professor at Harvard, and the person most responsible for making the term psychological safety ubiquitous in the world after she published a paper more than 20 years ago focused on this subject. I knew it was going to be a good conversation because Amy is as capable as they come, and the subject is so timely. But even with that, the conversation went further and deeper, more real, more raw than I expected it would. By the end of this episode, you will have new insight as to what psychological safety actually is and what it isn't, and where the threats are coming from to that psychological safety in today's workplace.
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