Problem
Too many of us are raised to compete -- spurring remarkable accomplishment but often impeding the collaboration and teamwork needed to address the world's most pressing challenges. To truly innovate, we need to work together -- across boundaries created by expertise, distance and status. That's the promise of teaming. So now, look around you. Think about people whose knowledge and skills are different than yours. How quickly can you discover the treasures they bring, share what you bring, and then team up to make something impossible happen?
Amy Edmondson, the Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at the Harvard Business School, studies people and teams seeking to make a positive difference through the work they do. Ted Talk Video: "How to turn a group of strangers into a team" by Amy C. Edmondson.
a) What is psychological safety as it relates to teams?
b) How can you as a leader/manager help create psychological safety in your team?