When Google managers observed 180 of their teams they were shocked to learn that psychological safety was a key determinant of success. Google’s Project Aristotle shone the spotlight on the importance that psychological safety brings to an organisation. This proved more significant a factor than the collective background, experience or education of the team members!
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Psychological Safety: A Key Determinant of Success
Posted by Ian Guyah-Low
Instant Messaging – Ultimate Control or Wellbeing Minefield ?
Posted by Doug Osborne
Instant messaging as a primary way of communicating is rapidly becoming the go-to way of keeping on top of business comms.
Here are some interesting figures:
43% of US companies – across all sectors – are using instant messaging as a primary means of comms, in some sectors like tech this figure rises to nearly 80%.
Hence in niche tech enclaves like the film media in Soho, London you won’t find desks with phones anymore. A leading creative from an established agency said,
We don’t need them…we can stay completely up to the moment on any project with a well organized Slack feed
So is email and actually speaking to people becoming something of a generational relic?
Suspect a Team Member is struggling with managing pressure?
Posted by Doug Osborne
As a team leader or line manager how do you notice when one of the team is beginning to show signs that they are struggling with managing pressure? Here are some signs to look out for:
- A drop in productivity
- A change in the quality of their work
- A change in their attitude
- A sense of withdrawal
- They become less communicative