How to Be Awesome at Your Job 871: How to Lead More Powerfully by Being Human with Minette Norman
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Jun 5, 2023 AI Snips
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What Psychological Safety Really Means
- Psychological safety is the belief that you can speak up, ask questions, disagree, and be yourself without fear of rejection or exclusion.
- People frequently experience both safe and unsafe team environments, affecting whether they speak up or stay silent.
Safety Drives Performance And Innovation
- Higher psychological safety correlates with better performance because teams openly discuss risk and failures and learn faster.
- Safe teams produce more innovation since people share even 'crazy' ideas that can be refined into breakthroughs.
A Team That Delivered By Listening
- Early in her career Minette was on a cross-functional team where everyone listened, shared quirks, and rotated tasks like note-taking.
- That team delivered the best product the division had produced, ahead of schedule, because every voice counted.