Dive into the intriguing dynamics of balancing psychological safety with high standards in tech teams. Explore how a supportive environment boosts performance and collaboration, while empowering team members to learn from their mistakes. Discover the fine line between comfort and challenge using rock climbing as a metaphor for optimal team dynamics. Lastly, engage with ambitious leadership lessons through the lens of Elon Musk’s initiatives, encouraging everyone to push their limits and redefine workplace success!
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Musk vs. Psychological Safety
Elon Musk dislikes the term "psychological safety", finding it at odds with a "hardcore" work environment.
He viewed Twitter's emphasis on comfort as coddling, preferring a more demanding atmosphere.
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Psychological Safety Misunderstood
Psychological safety isn't about comfort; it's about candor and risk-taking.
It should encourage edge, not relaxation, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
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Perks vs. Performance
Companies once competed on perks, like massages and free lunches, to attract developers.
Atlassian stopped advertising perks because they attracted people interested in comfort over performance.
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Balancing psychological safety and high standards is crucial for high performance in your tech team. Join Squirrel and Jefferey for a discussion on this, plus the misconceptions around perks and productivity, in this week’s episode of Troubleshooting Agile
LINKS
- Safety vs standards article: https://www.leadingsapiens.com/psychological-safety-vs-high-standards/
- Challenge article: https://www.nobelcoaching.com/tag/challenge/
- Flow book: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/66354.Flow
- Brian Marick: http://www.exampler.com/ease-and-joy.html
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About Your Hosts
Douglas Squirrel and Jeffrey Fredrick joined forces at TIM Group in 2013, where they studied and practised the art of management through difficult conversations. Over a decade later, they remain united in their passion for growing profitable organisations through better communication.
Squirrel is an advisor, author, keynote speaker, coach, and consultant, and he's helped over 300 companies of all sizes make huge, profitable improvements in their culture, skills, and processes. You can find out more about his work here: douglassquirrel.com/index.html
Jeffrey is Vice President of Engineering at ION Analytics, Organiser at CITCON, the Continuous Integration and Testing Conference, and is an accomplished author and speaker. You can connect with him here: www.linkedin.com/in/jfredrick/