Does your team protect each other or quietly work against each other?

Are you still doing the operational work when you know you should be stepping back?

Do mistakes in your team create anxiety and silence rather than learning and solutions?

Knowing safety and trust are low is one thing. Knowing what to actually do about it is another.

In this episode I share the practical side; the small, intentional moves that shift a team's dynamic from guarded to genuinely engaged. I include the simplest request I’ve ever made to a team that got eyes rolling and the ball rolling, how mistakes handled well become one of the fastest trust builders available to any leader, and where you and your team sit across Dr Timothy Clark's four stages of psychological safety.

People-first leadership is heart stuff. This episode shows you what that looks like in practice.

If you're ready to lead differently, this is your starting point.

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09.12 Dr Timothy Clark (Book) - The 4 Stages of Psychological Safety

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Step 4: Listen to the next episodes:
Episode #06 – Mistakes

Episode #07 – Predictability & Stability – How Things Show Up When They Aren’t Present

Episode #08 – Predictability & Stability – How to Improve These in Your Team

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