Fearless Organization

This is why we love Amy Edmondson and her work. The depth, clarity, and empathy of her thinking is inspirational. Rather than default to the typical “just do it” attitude of many business thinkers, there is a deep recognition that doing this right is hard, and is much harder for folks without the privilege of a backstop or second chances. No one said that bringing values, ethics and humanity to business and work was going to be easy. It’s not. But it is worth it. Thank you Amy and thanks to those who bring their whole selves to the effort everyday.

If you are struggling to see eye-to-eye with someone, start by asking the other person to share their reasoning...instead of explaining your own. What a great new article from Jeff Wetzler! He outlines four roadblocks you might encounter when trying to get on the same page as a colleague and the helpful questions you can ask to overcome them. https://lnkd.in/eVpa662S If you haven't yet read Jeff's fantastic new book Ask, to which I wrote the foreword, you can order it here: https://amzn.to/43LAmop #AskApproach

"We've got to shift from me and now to us and later if we want to create a learning environment where risks are taken and intelligent failures are good discoveries for the business" Thank you Amy Edmondson for a wonderful and so inspiring live webinar! Que aula maravilhosa! #rightkindofwrong Fearless Organization

The best practice gods are unhappy ? Nvidia leadership team is 60 people ? All report to the CEO Jensen Huang ? He doesn't do 1-on-1s He breaks it down in this conversation with Stripe CEO Patrick Collison WDYT? Are 1-on-1s useful or a waste of time? Does having a large direct report team reporting to the CEO remove layers and communication barriers? Watch and share what you think If you want to dig into where these 60 direct reports are taking NVIDIA, we break that down here ???? https://lnkd.in/eX89R4hp h/t Startup Archive for the video

Perfectionism so often gets in the way of?#PsychologicalSafety—Greg Chasson's new book Flawed does a superb job of exploring how?#perfectionism?impacts work culture and offers solutions at both management and individual levels. Greg adds a necessary new perspective by bringing his clinical expertise to the workplace and writing about important material in a highly engaging style...this one was hard to put down! Great read for anyone interested in improving team dynamics, productivity, job satisfaction, etc. You can order a copy now at www.flawedbook.com

Every so often, a book enters the zeitgeist at a critical juncture and leads a much-needed shift in conversation—Jonathan Haidt's #TheAnxiousGeneration is one of those books. It provides an unflinching look at the Gen Z mental health epidemic and outlines actionable, immediate solutions for a healthier future where we are not tethered to our phones. I particularly appreciate how Haidt incorporates my work on #PsychologicalSafety to demonstrate the nuances of positive social development. Fostering environments where children are simultaneously supported and challenged—where they can take interpersonal risks without fear of humiliation or rejection—helps them learn the life lessons they need to thrive as adults. Have you read The Anxious Generation? I would love to hear your takeaways...and if you haven't, do yourself a favor and pick up a copy: https://lnkd.in/gXvqF8sW

Remaking the Space Between Us is a timely and necessary read. Diana Smith puts forward a collection of thought-provoking essays that demonstrate the power of empathy and collective effort in building a better future. A large part of my work around #PsychologicalSafety and #failure is driven by the desire to create environments where everyone is awarded an equal opportunity—to speak up, to fail, to experiment, to learn—and I believe the lessons in this book can help us get closer to a world in which that is possible. Grab a copy here: Remakingthespace.org

I love these quotes (that I am pleasantly surprised I said!) from my interview with Joshua Steinfeldt, MAPP, PCC on #TheCourageousLife podcast?? We had an engaging and insightful conversation about #failure, #curiosity, and much more... ?? Listen to the full episode here! https://lnkd.in/gRzXGAvv Spotify: https://lnkd.in/gqmdaj7y Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/gw-bBhYu

I was ready to disagree vehemently with this article but I should have known that Rebecca Solnit would have a nuanced and useful take. “Look closely, and you can see that by measures other than goods and money, we are impoverished. Even the affluent live in a world where confidence in the future, and in the society and institutions around us, is fading — and where a sense of security, social connectedness, mental and physical health, and other measures of well-being are often dismal.” And the change in perspective: “What if we imagined “wealth” consisting not of the money we stuff into banks or the fossil fuel-derived goods we pile up, but of joy, beauty, friendship, community, closeness to flourishing nature, to good food produced without abuse of labor? What if we were to think of wealth as security in our environments and societies, and as confidence in a viable future?” This would be a significant change in our perspective on human nature as inherently collaborative more than competitive and will require social systems that support and reward collective effort. Even in nature symbiosis preceded competition by billions of years. We sell ourselves short assuming that we are merely self-interested creatures. We cannot compete and self-maximize our way through this bottleneck. The good news is that material thriving for 10 billion is a solvable problem. We are closer than we think. The real challenge is what to do with that freedom and security once we get there. Thanks Rebecca for these insights.