Talking Leaders

Recalling his time working in Sweden Paul Gisby had the recollection that Swedes did seem to place greater emphasis on the importance of the psychological safety of the work environment, even if the term itself was not used. In the latest episode of the Talking Leaders season of podcasts on Psychological Safety @Work, Paul interviews a Swedish former colleague Maja Marklund to ask, is his recollection correct? Are Swedes just good at this stuff?

In the latest episode of the season on Psychological Safety @Work Paul talks with leadership and interpersonal communication experts Katie McCleary and Jennifer Edwards about their book Bridge the Gap. As Katie and Jennifer put it “Let’s just say it flat out: you work with people that you struggle to understand, like, or respect. You also work with people who struggle to understand, like, or respect you.” Where such gaps between people exist, Psychological Safety is at risk. The good news is, as the book lays out, there are straightforward actionable things that you can do.

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In the latest episode of our season on Psychological Safety @ Work, Paul takes to the streets to ask people about their experience of Psychological Safety. And he finds that while there are still plenty of problems there are encouraging reasons for optimism.

 

Even though like many of us, Ann Cormack MBE only became aware of the term Psychological Safety in the latter stages of her distinguished career, it turns out that she has been a proponent of it from her first days as a leader. In this episode of our season on Psychological Safety @ Work, Ann shares her thoughts and advice on how to create conditions where motivation is high, and teams thrive. Listen out for the quick tip to test whether your teams have strong psychological safety.

 

Claire Hamlin and Sheila Fitzsimons are consultants with Q5, a consultancy that specialises in Organisational Health. Kicking off the season on psychological safety at work Claire and Sheila share their thoughts on what psychological safety is (and isn’t) and how leaders and individuals can go about improving it. Their optimistic stance is that it’s not that hard or costly to do, and that real change can and will happen if everyone, not just leaders act. Their challenge – what are you going to do?

Useful links

https://www.q5partners.com

claire.hamlin@q5partners.com

sheila.fitzsimons@q5partners.com

https://psychsafety.co.uk

 

Psychological Safety seems to be getting mentioned more than it ever did. But is the increased attention just a leadership fad, or is it finally being seen as not only a human right but as a significant feature of the highest performing teams? In this episode, I introduce a new season of podcasts, which explore how people are thinking and talking about psychological safety at work, as well as offering practical steps leaders and individuals can take to improve the psychological safety they experience at work.

 

In the final episode of Conversations about Promotion we bring together the top tips from all eleven interviewees and what a rich resource it is. Packed with a wealth of proven and actionable tips drawn from over 300 years of collected experience, there is plenty for anyone targeting their next promotion.

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In this episode Paul Gisby gives a summary of the excellent advice and wisdom passed on by the people interviewed for the season. Covering things like making yourself promotion ready, how to make a success of your promotion, key watchouts and the best piece of advice ever on the secret of successful promotion.

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Even though she left the British Army nearly 22 years ago, Lisa Smith is still a big fan of the way the army teaches and develop leadership. The skills that she first picked up at Sandhurst and then honed over her nine years as a serving officer have served her well since leaving. And one other thing that has stayed with her, is her belief that if you are going for a promotion do it because it will lead to something really want to do.

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Nowhere is promotion more delineated and integral to an organisation than in the armed forces, where the tradition and structures have deep routes. To get an insight into how promotion works in the military we spoke with former British Army officer Andy Stanley. Andy spent 21 years in the Education and Training Services branch, as it’s now called, of the British Army reaching the rank of major, before leaving to become a successful leadership behavioural coach and trainer. As Andy explains, the clarity and centrality of the promotion process for soldiers and officers has definite advantages. However, it also comes with the risk of potentially over-dominating how someone thinks about career planning, causing them to perhaps miss out on exciting and fulfilling opportunities because they think that they don't tick the right boxes for promotion.

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