What psychological safety is not

As more and more consultants, managers, and other observers of organizational life are talking about psychological safety, the risk of misunderstanding what the concept is all about has intensified. Here are some common misconceptions, along with clarifications.

Psychological safety is not about being nice

Working in a psychologically safe environment does not mean that people always agree with one another for the sake of being nice. It also does not mean that people offer unequivocal praise or unconditional support for everything you have to say. In fact, you could say it’s the opposite. Psychological safety is about candor, about making it possible for productive disagreement and free exchange of ideas. It goes without saying that these are vital to learning and innovation. Conflict inevitably arises in any workplace. Psychological safety enables people on different sides of a conflict to speak candidly about what’s bothering them.

By Amy C. Edmondson

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Save the date - Global Forum 2021

This year’s conference “Reshaping Capitalism: An Agenda for Corporate Leaders, Investors and Regulators”, hosted by IEDC Bled School of Management, will take place on October 15th, from 10:00 to 13:30 pm ET by Zoom. Please save the date for the next Global Forum 2021. To register in advance for this meeting, please send an e-mail to: … Continued

Impending Global Leadership Challenges: Lessons Learned from the Covid-19 Crisis

The international Academy of Management Global Forum 2020 took place on October 9th and was hoster by IEDC – Bled School of Management, Slovenia. In this meeting, many topics were discussed by leaders around the world, offering business, academic and political perspective. Read the complete article here – Impending Global Leadership

The Importance Of The Services Sector To The Sustainable Development Goals

Previously I have written about the importance of the healthcare, resource transformation, food and beverage, consumption, extractives & minerals processing, renewables and alternative energy, infrastructure, transportation, and technology and communications sectors to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Great places to work? What you get may not be what you see in many of these surveys

It’s that time of the year when “great places to work” surveys and reports get published across the world. People love lists – even if the criteria for getting on the list is not transparent. The 2018 India list is yet to come out, but each year fewer and fewer seemingly good companies figure in … Continued

Can the R-Factor help lead to a market-based solution for ESG reporting standards?

In June 2017 the European Union passed the EU Accounting Directive for Non-financial Information. It was implemented Member States in 2018. This law “requires large companies to disclose certain information on the way they operate and manage social and environmental challenges” on an annual basis.