#183: A Debate: Is Setting Team Norms Effective?

About this episode

Becca and Mia engage in a debate about the effectiveness of setting team norms in educational settings.

Send us Fan Mail Have you gotten your copy of the RESISTANCE PLAYBOOK yet? Get it for only $7 HERE. In this episode, Becca is joined by her friend and colleague Mia Pumo for an unscripted, honest debate about norms and whether they actually work. Rather than offering a tidy answer, this conversation lives in the gray. Becca and Mia explore why norms are so commonly used in schools, why they often fail to change behavior, and under what conditions they can support trust, psycholog...

People in this episode

Host: Becca Silver

Guest: Mia Pumo

Topics covered

• team norms
• debate
• education
• behavior change
• trust

Keywords

• team norms
• education
• behavior change
• trust
• psychological safety

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