What is Psychological Safety?
Psychological Safety describes how team members perceive the consequences of taking risks between them. It therefore reflects how easily people dare to express themselves physically, cognitively and emotionally, in front of others, without fear of negative consequences. You’ve probably heard “I’m not saying anything, because it might be used against me later”…? It was first
The past is for reference, not for residence.
Kriss Akabusi had some real gems to share with us in our recent Alumnair Portraits interview. The one I liked best was this one: “The past is for reference, not for residence”. The original quote (from author Roy T. Bennett) is a bit longer, with an additional insight; “…the past is a place of learning,
Simplicity Rules
Now that we know what VUCA means (thanks COVID!), I started to think about how we handle the uncertainty we are now living through. What can we do now when facing such a huge wall of uncertainty? I thought that it is probably best to think simply and focus on the things that you can
Decisions are only bad in hindsight
We all make bad decisions. Or do we? When you make a decision, you never imagine it is a bad decision because it seems like the right one at the time. In fact, all our decisions are the best ones we could make at that given point in time with the knowledge and conditions we