Amy Edmondson
Professor of Leadership and Management at Harvard Business School, Author, American scholar of leadership, teaming, and organizational learning
Amy Edmondson is a renowned expert in teaming, team psychological safety (a term she coined), and organizational learning. Since 2011, she has consistently ranked among the top management thinkers in the biannual Thinkers50 global ranking, securing the #1 position in both 2021 and 2023. Her work has been published in leading academic and management journals, including Administrative Science Quarterly, Academy of Management Journal, and Harvard Business Review. Her book, The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth, has been translated into 15 languages and has had a profound impact on organizational culture. Her latest book, Right Kind of Wrong, extends her previous work on psychological safety and teaming, offering a framework for embracing failure as a pathway to success.
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When a work environment has reasonably high psychological safety, good things happen: mistakes are reported quickly so that prompt corrective action can be taken; seamless coordination across groups or departments is enabled, and potentially game-changing ideas for innovation are shared.
Flight Template Series: Amy Edmondson: Teaming, Learning from Failure, and Psychological Safety
Psychological Safety Assessment
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Description
In her book “The Fearless Organization,” Amy Edmondson introduces a questionnaire aimed at measuring psychological safety within teams. This questionnaire serves as a valuable tool for gauging how team members perceive the level of psychological safety in their respective team environments. This template translates that questionnaire into a flight, allowing you to leverage this tool to empower your people to share their thoughts and concerns openly. This template will guide you in utilizing the questionnaire to its fullest potential, enabling you to cultivate a fearless organizational culture where every voice is valued.
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Types of Insights
Perception of mistakes
Team comfort level in speaking up
Strategies for promoting diversity and inclusion
Issues and team opportunity areas