Top 3 Leadership Behaviors to Foster Psychological Safety

Various factors, including but not limited to the effects of the ongoing pandemic and the disruptions it has left in its wake - such as the “Great Resignation” and acute worker shortages - have led organizations to rethink their approach to issues of employee motivation and engagement at a far deeper level than had been the custom so far. The concept of psychological safety in particular has seen an upsurge in interest, by far the biggest surge since Edgar Schein and Warren Bennis first coined the term back in 1969.

In this brief webinar, we will distill the thought leadership on the subject from authors and researchers such as Amy Edmondson, Tim Clark, Brené Brown, David Rock, and Matthew Syed to name a few. What we will propose are 3 major behavioral changes that leadership can implement in order to help their organizations attain a level of safety that unlocks peoples’ agency and intrinsic motivation. which in turn are the keys to organizational antifragility and true innovation.

What is this event going to look like ?

• This event is an Agile Leadership Bites webinar-discussion designed to make the most out of your precious time to learn an actionable leadership practice in just 30 minutes.
• In the first 20 minutes, speakers will introduce the practice with lively stories and examples. We’re going beyond the concepts (that you can read about anywhere); we show how the practice can be used in the real world, exploring both strengths and limitations.
• The last 10 minutes are dedicated to discussion with participants. You can ask questions either in chat or voice. You are not required to participate actively (but you’ll like it if you do!).
• During the event, you are encouraged (but not required) to keep your webcam on to make it a more human experience.

Who is Daniel Gagnon ?

Daniel Gagnon is organizational agility advisor, coach, and trainer with over two decades of project, product, and portfolio delivery experience, primarily in large organizations across the globe. His agile employment, consulting and training engagements over the past 12 years have primarily been with clients from the financial sector as well as public utilities and government entities. He has coached at all levels, from executives to teams, as well as diverse roles. He describes himself as a passionate catalyst leader and ethical disruptor. His interest in the topic of Psychological Safety led him to certify with Leader Factor, the company founded by author and researcher Dr. Timothy R. Clark.

Who is Karen Kemerling ?

Karen Kemerling is an energetic and inspirational Agile leader and coach passionately applying Agile principles to build confidence in individuals, empower teams, and generate a competitive advantage. She is the founder of K2 | Leadership Development – a leadership coaching and organizational development company. Karen is a Certified Enterprise Coach (CEC), as well as a Certified Agile Leader (CAL) facilitating the Agile Leadership Journey coaching practice for global leaders on-line. She is a Neuroscience Certified Brain Based Coach, and she is a Psychological Safety Certified Trainer and Coach. She uses these approaches in workshops and to actively coach leaders to develop a growth-mindset and foster psychologically safe teams and organizations.

Who is Bruno Collet ?

Bruno Collet is an advisor, trainer and coach in agile transformation and leadership with Agile Leader Academy, having worked with more than thirty organizations in Canada, Europe and China. A proponent of action-learning, he knows the theory but is mostly passionate to experiment in the messy, real world, both with soft and hard skills. Bruno lived through so many challenges that it is said he has a story for almost any situation, be they successes of failures. He loves to share experiences with others and leverage collective intelligence to tackle hairy problems.