Rethink Leadership
The dynamic in a group or team can be different from one to another. Some members click right away, some members share common interests, and some don’t. The important thing in a team is how they function. But what makes a team perform better? Is it members with some interest? Is it the leader? Or is it the norms? Those questions lead to “Psychological Safety”- when member feels they have a voice, and they can express themselves will lead to a better performance at their work place or community. Charles Duhigg the author of “Teams- Psychological Safety in Google and Saturday night live” explores the relation between leaders, team success, and how psychological safety can make them perform better. Because leadership is associated with power, control, and judgment, members don’t feel safe which leads to less success and less productivity of the team. To achieve success in any team, leaders need to alter their behaviors and conduct the right norms to create a safe environment.
Norms are very important when it comes to working in a team. Norms determine how well the team will perform. For example, Duhigg argues that norms are related to team effectiveness. “The most successful teams had norms that caused everyone to mesh particularly well” (60). Norms can be different …show more content…
By the same token, leaders’ role is to give everyone the sense of psychological safety. According to Duhigg “the route to establishing psychological safety begins with the team’s leader… think about what message your choices send” (69). Leaders have the most impact on the team. And the way they are engaging members can either rise the team or the opposite. They need to pay attention to how team members interact, to be able to recognize if they are upset, and to make them feel they are in a “safe place”. Social sensitivity will build a stronger
The dynamic in a group or team can be different from one to another. Some members click right away, some members share common interests, and some don’t. The important thing in a team is how they function. But what makes a team perform better? Is it members with some interest? Is it the leader? Or is it the norms? Those questions lead to “Psychological Safety”- when member feels they have a voice, and they can express themselves will lead to a better performance at their work place or community. Charles Duhigg the author of “Teams- Psychological Safety in Google and Saturday night live” explores the relation between leaders, team success, and how psychological safety can make them perform better. Because leadership is associated with power, control, and judgment, members don’t feel safe which leads to less success and less productivity of the team. To achieve success in any team, leaders need to alter their behaviors and conduct the right norms to create a safe environment.
Norms are very important when it comes to working in a team. Norms determine how well the team will perform. For example, Duhigg argues that norms are related to team effectiveness. “The most successful teams had norms that caused everyone to mesh particularly well” (60). Norms can be different …show more content…
By the same token, leaders’ role is to give everyone the sense of psychological safety. According to Duhigg “the route to establishing psychological safety begins with the team’s leader… think about what message your choices send” (69). Leaders have the most impact on the team. And the way they are engaging members can either rise the team or the opposite. They need to pay attention to how team members interact, to be able to recognize if they are upset, and to make them feel they are in a “safe place”. Social sensitivity will build a stronger