Adaptive Leadership and Cultures

These course materials were originally designed for Google managers to help them transition from individual contributor roles to manager roles. In addition to building skills, the curriculum incorporates introspection, perspective shifting, and awareness building. This product has been influenced by years of iteration, internal and external research, and feedback from new managers. This version has been modified to make it as useful as possible for an external audience. Adapt it to fit your organization’s culture and needs.

A long read, with some real gold at the end, which talks about the role of emotional connections and conversations in creating psychological safety in teams. 

'The behaviors that create psychological safety — conversational turn-taking and empathy — are part of the same unwritten rules we often turn to, as individuals, when we need to establish a bond. And those human bonds matter as much at work as anywhere else. In fact, they sometimes matter more'.

'In the best teams, members listen to one another and show sensitivity to feelings and needs'.

Helping people be their whole and authentic selves at work has a massive impact on our ability to perform and develop. Our role is to help create the environment where people can thrive.