Collaboration is not all about trust. As a matter of fact many of our organizations most important decisions need to be taken in cross collaborative settings where the collaborators have not had time to build…
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Trust and culture in the financial industry
Rebuilding trust in institutions and organizations is vital for western society. Likewise, It is utterly important that employees can trust their organization to act ethically and fair. I do believe that building and rebuilding trust…
Psychological Safety is not a safety factor!
A nice surprise to find my article “Psychological Safety is not a hygiene factor” (co-authored with Harvard Professor Amy Edmondson) together with my “3 levels of Psychological Safety”-scale in Data Driven HR’s list of best HR…
Perspective Taking offers more benefit than most people realize
I’m happy to learn that the World Economic Forum re-published the article I wrote together with Michael Platt and his team at Wharton Neuroscience Initiative “Perspective Taking: A Brain Hack That Can Help You Make…
Psychological Safety is like a muscle – How strong is your team?
The question is not if you have Psychological Safety or not because Psychological Safety is not a 1/0 variable. The question is at what level you are? Where you need to be in order to…
Psychological Safety – How to make it happen in your team
In this HBR article me and Harvard Professor Amy Edmondson dive into the methods I use to build Psychological Safety in teams and organisations. My plan is to give even more practical advise in coming…
The neurosience of Perspective taking
In this article (Perspective-taking: A Brain Hack That Can Help You Make Better Decisions) that we recently published on Knowledge@Wharton professor Michael Platt and his fantastic team goes through the neurosience that can explain the…
The Leadership Backbone
Its the skills not the tools! It is a tough job trying to be a leader in todays fast changing world. The way we as human beings naturally do things does not fit with the…
Influencing culture – A skills based approach
If you want to infuse Perspective-taking, or any other skill, into your organisation’s culture then your job is to help people connect the practice of Perspective-taking to successful outcomes. It is as simple as that. It…
Perspective taking – The problems you are able to solve will decide your future and success.
Take any theory that aims to help you solve a complex problem and you will find Perspective taking at the core. As examples; all innovation theories starts with understanding the Perspective of an end-user and every negotiation theory I have seen revolves around understanding the…