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Psychological Safety

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Amy EdmondsonAdministrative Science Quarterly, 1999; The Fearless Organization, 2018

A shared belief that the team is safe for interpersonal risk-taking — people can ask, admit error and dissent without fear, which is the foundation of team learning.

Google (Project Aristotle)re:Work research, 2015

Across hundreds of teams, psychological safety emerged as the single strongest differentiator of high-performing teams — ahead of composition or individual talent.

The EclipseFrontiers® LensSilence is expensive. Safety is how you stop paying for it.
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