My son who lives in Silicon Valley and is positioned contracting at Google, enthusiastically shares about the campus.  What a role model for all of us on attracting and retaining exceptional teams!

In a recent study, they attributed the success of teams down to 5 key components –  Psychologically Safety being key. It is not exclusive or dependent on revenue or employee size, in other words, YOU can adapt this practice, that is – if you are committed to truly walking the talk toward a culture shift.

Considering starting the shift with-in?  Begin to re-frame business situations and conversations removing the “emotional right vs wrong” perspective, into listening and evaluating without jumping to presumed conclusions.  Just be with the process and let natural dialogue lead to the “team truth”.

So often I have experience owners who dismiss employee input, presuming they KNOW the best course because of their experience and journey, the impact of this mindset has many easily visible potentially negative consequences such as: 

1. Employees are less willing to share, knowing their opinion and feedback is unimportant or not valued

2. Diversity of thought and collaboration is stifled, thereby reinforcing a linear, ‘same old thinking ‘environment.

Think of the possibilities to growth of your organization, diversity of thought, attracting and retaining great employees, and reducing stress associated with all these factors as well as that inherent in leading with emotions when approaching challenging situations.

What are your thoughts, we would like to know..