Amy Edmondson

The paperback of #RightKindofWrong has been out for a little over a week, and I am overjoyed by the positive feedback so far. My mission has always been to help as many people as possible reframe their relationship with #failure, and this nifty little edition brings the idea of #FailingWell to even more readers 📗🎉

You can order your copy here: https://amzn.to/3V5narm

Yes! #PsychologicalSafety is primarily about safety, but not at the expense of accountability and performance. A great overview from The Irish Times on the research behind psychological safety and its benefits in the workplace...

#PsychologicalSafety is crucial for helping every employee learn, #collaborate, and perform...but this is especially true for new hires learning the ropes at their company.

My latest research with the incredible Derrick Bransby and Michaela Kerrissey reveals a fascinating, if concerning, pattern: On average, newcomers joined their organization with higher psychological safety relative to their more tenured colleagues, then lost it and waited years to reach levels comparable to when they arrived.

The good news? Departments with high psychological safety among colleagues help reduce that decline and facilitate quick recovery for new hires.

📖 Read the Harvard Business Review article for more on what this means for new hire placement and how we can combat this trend: https://lnkd.in/eccgr5rW

I _really_ appreciate this drawing by Denise Yu. (deniseyu.io)

I first saw it in Tom Geraghty's #psychologicalsafety newsletter and thought it needed to be spread around!

Wow! #RightKindofWrong has been named one of the Top 10 Best New Management Books for 2024 by Thinkers50. Honored is an understatement.

Thank you to everyone who has championed my book on #FailingWell — embracing human fallibility is not necessarily an easy movement to get behind, but I wholeheartedly believe that transforming our relationship to #failure is the key to pursuing smart risks, preventing avoidable harm, and achieving both personal and professional #growth.

Big kudos to all my colleagues whose ideas are changing the way we approach business for the better...if you're in need of a summer reading list, look no further:

📖 ‘Autonomous Transformation: Creating a More Human Future in the Era of AI’ by Brian Evergreen

📖 ‘Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things’ by Adam Grant

📖 ‘Move Fast and Fix Things: The Trusted Leader’s Guide to Solving Hard Problems’ by Frances Frei and Anne Morriss

📖 ‘Tech for Good: Imagine Solving the World’s Greatest Challenges’ by Margaretha Hoek

📖 ‘The Anxious Achiever: Turn Your Biggest Fears into Your Leadership Superpower’ by Morra Aarons-Mele

📖 ‘The Bonfire Moment: Bring Your Team Together to Solve the Hardest Problems Startups Face’ by Martin Gonzalez and Joshua Yellin

📖 ‘The Canary Code: A Guide to Neurodiversity, Dignity, and Intersectional Belonging at Work’ by Ludmila Praslova, Ph.D., SHRM-SCP, Âû

📖 ‘The Case for Good Jobs: How Great Companies Bring Dignity, Pay, and Meaning to Everyone's Work’ by Zeynep Ton

📖 ‘Work-Life Bloom: How to Nurture a Team that Flourishes’ by Dan Pontefract

https://lnkd.in/etTUHiss

#Thinkers50

There is no shame in being wrong about the future. No matter how well we do our homework and no matter how much thought goes into our predictions, some of them will turn out to be wrong.

While we can't control the future, we can change how we think to help us better navigate being wrong. We just have to learn a new way of thinking—one that favors #learning over knowing.

From pages 168-69 in #RightKindofWrong, my book on #FailingWell. For more, grab a copy: https://bit.ly/RKWBook

#Failure #IntelligentFailure #Success #Leadership #Management

Even when organizations recognize that eliminating fear is a worthy goal, it takes #competentcourage to get there. People at all levels, and especially leaders, need courage to model desired behaviors and change the systems / practices that get in the way of psychological safety.
#ChoosingCourage is an inspiring and practical new book from friend and leadership expert Jim Detert. I am a fan.
#leadership #psychologicalsafety #fearlessorganizations #competentcourage

Just me, hanging out on a bench at school with #RightKindOfWrong.

There’s an awful lot to think about here.

Just one thing that caught my eye: the tendency to wave a hand at brutish, bullying behavior and call it #RadicalCandor.

That is not at all what radical candor is. They must not have read the book.

And they have most definitely not read Bob Sutton’s classic, The No Asshole Rule.
#Leadership Kim Scott Radical Candor, LLC

How a #leader takes responsibility:
They admit fallibility. They ask forgiveness. They explicitly create space for #speakingup. And they mean it!

It's almost like #TedLasso has been studying @WorkFearlessly. Chapter 7, The Leader's Toolkit, to be precise.

If only. But the message is there and that's what counts.

#BeLikeTed #LassoLeadership #psychologicalsafety
#TheFearlessOrganization

A crucial misconception is that #psychologicalsafety will naturally occur in any reasonably healthy workplace.
In fact, psychologically safe work environments are rare. They require deliberate, consistent actions.
Fortunately, such things do exist. Here are 4 of them.
https://lnkd.in/eQphTBn. https://lnkd.in/eQphTBn
@HarvardBiz #SEB

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