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WHEN LEADERS PROVIDE SAFETY


WHEN LEADERS PROVIDE SAFETY


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In her book, The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the
Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth, Amy Edmondson talks about two of
her favorite examples of psychologically safe leaders: Barry Wehmiller and
Eileen Fisher, two powerhouses from whom we can learn a great deal.

Dr. Amy Edmonson’s research shows that employees who feel psychologically unsafe
are not only failing to speak up with bad news or dissent, they are also
withholding improvement ideas.

Barry Wehmiller
Wehmiller owns a firm that manufactures industrial products. His company employs
a principle of “treat people superbly and compensate them fairly.” He
distributes rewards and sometimes sacrifices, with equity and fairness. For
example, when faced with the possibility of layoffs, he asked everyone in the
firm to take ten weeks unpaid leave. They all did. This saved the firm the money
it needed to stay afloat and kept everyone employed.

Eileen Fisher
Fisher is a fashion designer who developed a boutique women’s clothing brand. In
her book, Edmonson describes in detail what Fisher has dubbed “a don’t knower.”
To Fisher that means she readily admits when she doesn’t know something, asks
questions, then listens humbly and with intention to the answer. With this
simple approach, Fisher has earned the respect of her employees and built a
culture of trust. Instead of a rigid hierarchy, she runs her organization in
such a way that everyone contributes and feels valued.



Wehmiller and Fisher both believe that growing a company means that you must
develop employees. Does your organization share that belief?



Commonalities
While their two industries may be completely unrelated, Fisher and Wehmiller’s
businesses are strikingly similar. Wehmiller and Fisher both have built cultures
where their companies and employees can thrive because they feel psychologically
safe. Their employees readily speak up. They don’t hesitate to offer ideas or
ask for help.

Edmondson notes that Wehmiller and Fisher have, “studiously built organizations
where employees can learn and grow–where their potential as professionals and as
human beings is nurtured by the company.” The key is that in both organizations
employees can confidently share their thoughts without fear of punishment.

Pro Tip: To begin the shift to a culture of psychological safety, start with
simple adjustments to how you run and structure team meetings. For example, sit
in a circle or at a round table so no one is physically positioned at the head
of the table. Or when a new idea is presented, encourage the group to ask
questions to better understand the idea; then, have a moment of silent
reflection before deciding to move or pass on the idea.


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