What does psychological safety mean? Making psychological safety a prerequisite in the workplace should be a priority. People shouldn’t be afraid to fail.
Tag: Corporate Culture
Of the 3 Leader Roles, Which One Are You Perfect For?
There are a lot of articles out there about different leadership styles. No matter what you do, there’s probably a style that defines it very clearly. I don’t care much about those. I’m a practicalLire plus / Read more
An Innovative Way to Improve Team Creativity
Let’s say that you are a manager with the nagging feeling you are not getting the most out of your team. You hired talented people, and yet, no matter how exhaustive and precise your workLire plus / Read more
Using Narrative to Ease Change
A good story is a powerful thing. It can move us, persuade us, makes us relate to another’s plight. Good narratives follow a structure that has been passed down from one generation to the next,Lire plus / Read more
What Makes Startups Special?
It doesn’t matter in which market your company is operating, if there are successful startups in the same domain you most probably have felt their impact. Startups are a force to be reckoned with. TheyLire plus / Read more
The Emerging Face of the 21st Century Organization
Different models compete to be the next big thing: “classic” Agile (and its frameworks such as Scrum, XP, SAFe), Modern Agile, Lean Kanban, Lean Startup, Management 3.0, Teal Organizations, Design Thinking, Podularity, Holacracy, Sociocracy, “flatarchy”,Lire plus / Read more
Intrapreneurs, Pirates on the Corporate Sea
Innovation is key to success. We often see startups as hotbeds for innovation while larger companies are too mired in process, politics and regulations to innovate, preferring to simply buy startups with a good product.Lire plus / Read more
When Safety Turns Toxic
I want to start by saying right from the get-go that a culture of safety is always more desirable than a culture of fear. That being said, it is possible to create a corrupted orLire plus / Read more
Safety Is Not Immunity
Safety is one of the cornerstones of a healthy work culture. Without safety, you cannot expect to see responsibility, accountability or ownership in any measure above the strict minimum. Still, we see many of ourLire plus / Read more
The Pickled Consultant
“Pickling” is a concept I was introduced to a year ago while working with other coaches on an agile transformation effort for a large client. We often had conversations and debates, trying to learn fromLire plus / Read more