Amy C. Edmondson is the Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at the Harvard Business School, a chair established to support the study of human interactions that lead to the betterment of society. Edmondson has been recognized by the biannual Thinkers50 global ranking of management thinkers since 2011, receiving the organization’s Breakthrough Idea Award in 2019, and Talent Award in 2017. She studies teaming, psychological safety, and organizational learning. Her articles have been published in numerous academic and management outlets. Her most recent book, The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation and Growth (Wiley, 2019), offers a practical guide for organizations serious about success in the modern economy and has been translated into 11 languages. Before her academic career, she was Director of Research at Pecos River Learning Centers, where she worked on transformational change in large companies. Edmondson received her PhD in organizational behavior, AM in psychology, and AB in engineering and design from Harvard University.
Today’s fast growth, globally diverse organizations demand "big teaming": intense collaboration across professions and industries that often have complete...
This session explains why psychological safety matters more than ever in tumultuous times, which bring new challenges and immense uncertainty....
Amy Edmondson presents "Teamwork on the Fly" at the 2013 Coaching in Leadership and Healthcare Conference.
Amy Edmondson presents on "How to Lead Teaming Across Boundaries" at the Annual 2016 Coaching in Leadership and Healthcare Conference.
Conference Interview with Amy Edmondson on Teaming, as interviewed by Joan Ryan, Senior Leadership Coach and IOC Founding Fellow
PowerPoint slides to compliment Amy Edmondson's presentation at the 2021 Harvard Medical School Coaching in Leadership and Healthcare Conference...
The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth offers practical guidance for teams and org...
Abstract: Psychological safety describes people’s perceptions of the consequences of taking interpersonal risks in a particular ...
Teaming: Coaching teams to Learn, Innovate, and Compete in the Knowledge Economy - A review of the work of Amy Edmondson, Novartis Professor ...
Founding Fellow, Joan Ryan interviews Amy Edmondson, PhD, Harvard Business School on her research on teaming and teamwork based on her keynote presentatio...
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