Collaboration And Teams
High-Performing Teams Need
Psychological Safety: Here’s How to
Create It
by Laura Delizonna
August 24, 2017
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Summary. The highest-performing teams have one thing in common:
psychological safety — the belief that you won’t be punished when you make a
mistake. Studies show that psychological safety allows for taking moderate risks,
speaking your mind, being... more
“There’s no team without trust,” says Paul Santagata, head of
industry at Google. He knows the results of the tech giant’s
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massive two-year study on team performance, which revealed
that the highest-performing teams have one thing in common:
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