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  • The Fearless Organization

  • Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth
  • By: Amy C. Edmondson
  • Narrated by: Jennifer Jill Araya
  • Length: 6 hrs and 43 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (275 ratings)
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Summary

The Fearless Organization offers practical guidance for teams and organizations who are serious about success in the modern economy. With so much riding on innovation, creativity, and spark, it is essential to attract and retain quality talent - but what good does this talent do if no one is able to speak their mind? The traditional culture of "fitting in" and "going along" spells doom in the knowledge economy. Success requires a continuous influx of new ideas, new challenges, and critical thought, and the interpersonal climate must not suppress, silence, ridicule, or intimidate. 

Not every idea is good, and yes, there are stupid questions, and yes, dissent can slow things down, but talking through these things is an essential part of the creative process. People must be allowed to voice half-finished thoughts, ask questions from left field, and brainstorm out loud; it creates a culture in which a minor flub or momentary lapse is no big deal and where actual mistakes are owned and corrected, and where the next left-field idea could be the next big thing.   

This audiobook explores this culture of psychological safety and provides a blueprint for bringing it to life. The road is sometimes bumpy, but succinct and informative scenario-based explanations provide a clear path forward to constant learning and healthy innovation.

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Not for work, for research

I had high expectations of this book because the reviews, I needed it as inspiration for creating psychological safety at work. The book starts out telling the disadvantages and advantages of lack of safety and a safe environment. I needed only a page on this as for many it would be self evident but ok. Continuing there are four chapters on different companies that failed at this. Then four chapters with companies that succeeded. The information isn’t that useful and there are no real takeaways. The book ends by summing up everything and left me with nothing more of knowledge as you could have gotten in a half hour YouTube video. I was very disappointed.

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Great introduction to an important subject

I found this book really useful as an introduction on the subject of creating psychological safety in organisations and the benefits of doing so. Plenty of examples and practical advice.

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great concept but way to repetitive

concept behind is great but felt too repetitive, like having to tell the same point with 15 different stories

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Every leaders new handbook

If you are fan of giants like Leaders eat Last or Drive then this book is for you and rightly sits on the digital shelf alongside them. Takes you though organisations that have psychological safety, those that don’t and more gives a great handbook of steps to start taking to get on that journey.

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A collection of stories, no theory

Found this book very disappointing juat a collection of stories with no real theory

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Well laid out insightful and practical.

Very enjoyable and useful book. Excellent structure and practical and accessible examples really add to the message that is being conveyed.
Now annotating my hardback copy with sticky notes and highlighted sentences

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Great examples, and constructive suggestions on how to apply psychological saftey

well written an to the point. Loved it, it really explain what psychological saftey is and all of its benefits

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Fundamental to your team’s success

If you’re helping your team, another team or a group of people irrespective of size to work more efficiently together, then this book has to be on your must have list.

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This should be included in all reading lists!

Wonderful listen!
I believe that this needs to feature in all reading lists. This should be the basis of all conversations.

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Very informative

I found both reinforcement of existing knowledge and a lot of me thinking to help me. Definitely worth listening to.

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