Book Club: ‘The Fearless Organisation: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth’ by Amy Edmondson

“When people have psychological safety at work, they feel comfortable sharing concerns and mistakes without fear of embarrassment or retribution. They are confident that they can speak up and won’t be humiliated, ignored, or blamed. They know they can ask questions when they are unsure about something. They tend to trust and respect their colleagues.”  – Amy C. Edmondson

This session of the Leading to Change Book Club will be featuring ‘The Fearless Organisation’ by Amy C. Edmondson. Whether you have already read the book, you are interested in reading it or finding out more about it; this is a space were you are welcome to engage and join the conversation.

About the book:

• The Fearless Organisation – Amy C. Edmondson
• An online copy of this book is available via the Knowledge Network. Anyone who helps to deliver publicly funded health or social care in Scotland is eligible to access and create an Open Athens account.

Have a look at some free, optional resources below:

• 11 minute watch – A TEDx Talk from the author: Building a psychologically safe workplace | Amy Edmondson | TEDxHGSE
• 6 minute read – A summary article by the author: How fearless organisations succeed
• 57 minute listen – A podcast episode: Building Fearless Organizations with Amy Edmondson | Gary Hamel

About the book club:

Our aim is to create a flexible learning space for leaders at all levels, who appreciate books and reading as part of their continuous leadership development. A cosy space to promote, celebrate and enhance the valuable role of books to our personal growth, self-leadership and critical thinking.

We will start the session with an introduction and summary from our team, then participants will be put into smaller groups to allow for deeper reflection and conversation.

We will be using the following format to facilitate this 1-hour session:

Bring a cuppa, a curious mind and join us in conversation!