Amy C. Edmondson, the Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at Harvard Business School, explores the impact of psychological safety in the workplace and how it's essential for innovation and growth.

In a thriving organization, fear does not affect how employees think, act, or whether they show up to work. Anxiety about losing a job, for instance, can silence people, leading to mistakes and inefficiencies that could have been avoided.

Amy C. Edmondson is the Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at Harvard Business School.

In her 2018 book, The Fearless Organization, Edmondson combines 20 years of research to outline the impact psychological safety has on workplace dynamics.