Psychological Safety for unleashing the potential of Diverse teams
What is psychological Safety Psychological Safety was a term popularised by Amy Edmondson. While doing her research about effective teams she chanced upon the statement “Effective teams make more mistakes”, which was contrary to what her research hypothesis “Effective teams make fewer mistakes”. Upon further research, she found that “Effective teams report more mistakes”. The members of the team are comfortable sharing their mistakes, they are willing to learn from mistakes and not afraid to be their authentic selves. Psychological Safety and Diverse Teams We know empirically and intuitively that diverse teams are more innovative, creative and highly productive. However, harnessing the power of diversity is more than bringing people from diverse backgrounds and perspectives together. It is upon the leaders to be intentional in their attempt to bring out the best in the team. To foster a culture of psychological safety it is upon the leader to create an […]