The Better Boards Podcast Series

Speaking up in the boardroom and the critical role of Psychological Safety | Prof Amy C. Edmondson, Harvard Business School

January 02, 2020 Dr Sabine Dembkowski & Prof Amy C. Edmondson Season 1 Episode 8
The Better Boards Podcast Series
Speaking up in the boardroom and the critical role of Psychological Safety | Prof Amy C. Edmondson, Harvard Business School
Show Notes

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I am delighted and honoured that for this episode, Prof Amy Edmondson from Harvard Business School is joining us. 

Amy C. Edmondson is the Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at the Harvard Business School, a chair established to support the study of human interactions that lead to the creation of successful enterprises that contribute to the betterment of society.
 
Edmondson has been recognized by the biannual Thinkers50 global ranking of management thinkers in 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2017 and was honoured with the Talent Award in 2017.  She studies teaming, psychological safety, and leadership, and her articles have been published in numerous academic and management outlets,

Amy’s work on psychological safety has been groundbreaking and is the subject of this podcast. 

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