Teams, Trust, and Culture

Amy Edmondson is the author of The Fearless Organization, a book on psychological safety at work. Her page gathers her articles, a TED talk and a visual summary of the book. It also links to a free personal psychological safety survey. Start here for the idea in its original form, with tools to test your own team.

Brené Brown and Adam Grant host a weekly show that comes out every Thursday. She works in qualitative research and he works in quantitative research, and they argue from both sides. Recent episodes cover conflict, integrity, leadership under pressure and AI at work. Listen for the questions more than the answers.

Patrick Lencioni is a consultant and author who writes about organizational health. His podcast comes out about every two weeks and is past 270 episodes. Recent shows cover accountability, team alignment and where people really work. Each one is a practical conversation you can take into your next staff meeting.

Daniel Coyle studied groups such as SEAL Team Six, IDEO and the San Antonio Spurs for his book The Culture Code. He names three skills: build safety, share vulnerability and give the group a clear story about where it is going. The site has tips for each skill, an excerpt and a free culture quiz. Use it to find where your own team is weakest.

The Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley draws on psychology, neuroscience and organizational science. Its work for leaders covers prosocial leadership, gratitude, workplace happiness and leading through uncertainty. Its Greater Good Magazine publishes articles on the same subjects. Come here for the research behind the advice.