A Message from Our CEO – March 2022

Dear Friends,

Last week I did a poll on LinkedIn asking if people were familiar with Psychological Safety. 84% said "Yes". I'm skeptical. Psychological Safety is a buzzy term, but is it really being practiced? We know that two-thirds of employees are not engaged at work, and my guess is far more do not feel comfortable showing up at work as their whole selves willing to be vulnerable and take interpersonal risks, core tenants of psychological safety.

Our first two items relate directly to the topic. Although "psychological safety" is not mentioned in either of them, they have everything to do with the topic. Morgan Stanley outlines the essentials of equity compensation and Slack reports on how to not be annoying at work (as a leader).

"Slack?" you might say... "What do they know about leadership?" Well, as our fourth article tells us, leaders' decisions on what collaboration tools define a company's brand and tells a little bit about its culture. This sets the tone for psychological safety. It's a new world. And, yes, everything we've talked about relates back to psychological safety.

Adapt. Or. Die.
Warren