The Science of Failing Well with Amy Edmondson

About this episode

Dr. Nathan Regier discusses the science of failure with expert Amy Edmondson, focusing on psychological safety and compassionate accountability.

In this final episode of the podcast before beginning his research sabbatical, your host Dr. Nathan Reiger welcomes high-performing teams expert and scholar Amy Edmondson . She is a Professor of Leadership at Harvard Business School, author, and pioneer in the role of psychological safety in high performing teams. This conversation explores the science of failure and insights from Amy's new book Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well , including the empowering components of compassion, vulnerability, and intelligent failure. Key Takeaways: [3:05] What piqued Amy's interest in the topic of failure? [4:15] The three main kinds of failure. [6:12] What role does psychological safety play in failing well? [9:56] Compassionate accountability is essential in conflict. [11:32] The relationship between trust and conflict. [12:02] Compassion mindset is essential in failing well. [15:55] High performing teams don't always make more errors, but they report them quickly. [17:55] What makes a failure intelligent? [21:36] Failure is an option, not trying is not an option. [22:44] Why should we acknowledge vulnerability to self and others? [28:03] Amy's favorite visuals and tales of…

People in this episode

Host: Nate Regier

Guest: Amy Edmondson

Topics covered

• failure
• psychological safety
• high performing teams
• compassion
• vulnerability
• intelligent failure

Keywords

• failure
• psychological safety
• compassion
• vulnerability
• high performing teams
• intelligent failure

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Harvard Business School

Books & works: Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well

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