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Professor Amy Edmondson joins us to share her thoughts on why psychological safety can help us to minimize psychosocial risks in workplaces. She also shares a sneak peek of her new book and provides us with practical tools and real-life examples of how we can build psychological safety through a systems lens at the “me”, “we” and “us” levels.

You'll learn:
[02:21] - Amy explores reasons why learning from mistakes is easier said than done.
[09:01] - Amy discusses the impact of psychological safety on psychosocial hazards.
[13:40] - Amy talks about the benefits and risks of having candid conversations.
[21:24] - Amy talks about designing psychologically safe organizational systems.
[34:37] - Amy explores the importance of self-awareness in psychological safety.
[38:31] - Amy recommends ways listeners can build skills around psychological safety and self-awareness.
[42:37] - Michelle provides three key takeaways from our chat with Amy.

To stay a part of the conversation and up to date with the latest research and evidence-based ways to supercharge safety for your people, join us on The Leaders Lab LinkedIn Page https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/theleaderslab/

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Dr. Michelle McQuaid and Dr. Paige Williams share the biggest safest gap their research has discovered in workplaces and how you can avoid this risk for your teams.

You'll learn:
[01:09] - Michelle and Paige discuss why identifying risks is just one part of the solution.
[08:50] - Michelle and Paige explore what is missing when you only measure psychosocial risks.
[23:18] - Michelle and Paige discuss the safety gap.
[27:36] - Paige discusses the systems approach to wellbeing, at the ‘Me, We and Us’ level.
[33:43] - Michelle and Paige explore the importance of psychological safety and ways to foster it in organizations.                                                                                                                  
[44:53] - Paige recaps her most important leadership insights.

To stay a part of the conversation and up to date with the latest research and evidence-based ways to supercharge safety for your people, join us on The Leaders Lab LinkedIn Page https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/theleaderslab/

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Dr. Michelle McQuaid and Dr. Paige Williams help you unpack the new psychosocial safety leadership requirements and share the small, practical, evidence-based tools that can not only make the way we work safer but also supercharge the wellbeing and performance of leaders and teams.

You'll learn:
[01:42] - Michelle and Paige discuss the difference between psychosocial safety and psychological safety.
[04:12] - Michelle and Paige discuss what has led to workplaces needing psychosocial hazard legislation.
[11:25] - Michelle and Paige discuss the costs of mental health in workplaces and society.
[15:13] - Michelle and Paige discuss the importance of taking a proactive approach to supporting wellbeing in the workplace.
[18:27] - Paige and Michelle explore how safety has become a business requirement, and care has become a business imperative.
[26:57] - Michelle and Paige discuss the business case for fostering psychological safety in the workplace.
[34:18] - Michelle and Paige discuss how the frequency of either psychosocial hazards (experienced too often) or wellbeing initiatives (experienced not often enough) can impact workers' wellbeing.
[41:10] - Michelle and Paige share some of their leadership insights.

To stay a part of the conversation and up to date with the latest research and evidence-based ways to supercharge safety for your people, join us on The Leaders Lab LinkedIn Page https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/theleaderslab/ 

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Paige Williams, New Yorker Magazine staff writer, discusses her new book "The Dinosaur Artist"  her in-depth 7-year odyssey uncovering the history and hidden world of the high-end fossil trade.  The book travels from the Land of Lakes, Florida to one of the most remote places on earth, the Gobi desert in Mongolia.  She follows the story from high-end auction house sales to the final consequences of dealing in illegal dinosaur bones. 

A fascinating podcast of how Paige became interested in the fossil trade and followed every lead no matter where it lead or how long it took. Understand the tenaciousness and serious reporting required to publish a significant book on a unique and compelling subject.