EP#06 - Embracing Mistakes as a Key To Unlocking More Safety & Increasing Teamwork & Engagement

This episode reveals how you react to mistakes is quietly shaping your team.Do mistakes in your team get quietly buried instead of openly discussed?Are you worried that how you react to mistakes is creating more fear than learning?Are slip-up's used as ammunition rather than an opportunity to support?A mistake is a diagnostic moment for your entire culture. In one moment, in front of everyone, how you respond to someone stuffing up reveals whether what you say matches what you do, and whether it's actually safe to be honest in your team. In this episode I share three real stories, including my own $100,000 mistake and what I did with it in a team meeting, how I handled an office intimidator’s major mistake with the same grace I gave everyone else and the moment my team talked over each other with feedback and I felt nothing but pride. I walk through the research from Amy Edmondson, Rebecca Schaumberg and Brené Brown on what shame culture actually costs a team and the simple, practical moves that shift a team from guarded to genuinely engaged.How you handle mistakes dictates the energy, character and loyalty of your team. This episode shows you exactly what that can look like in practice. If you're ready to lead differently, this is your starting point...Let The Living Workplace podcast build your thinking one conversation at a time. Start with the free Leadership Self-Assessment and find out exactly where you and your team are right now. Or dive straight into The Olive Tree Method and begin tending the conditions around your people with intention. Resources:Podcast - > www.theolivetreemethod.com/the-living-workplace-podcastWhere Are You Now? - > www.theolivetreemethod.com/leadership-self-assessment01.02 Dr Timothy Clark (Book) – The 4 Stages of Psychological Safety - https://www.leaderfactor.com/4-stages-of-psychological-safety05.03 Amy Edmondson (Book) - The Fearless Organisation - https://amycedmondson.com/books/05.29 Rebecca Schaumberg - https://esmt.berlin/person/rebecca-schaumberg06.45 Brene Brown (Book) - https://brenebrown.com/hubs/dare-to-lead/14.39 Above The Line/Below The Line – Conscious Leadership GroupNext Steps:Step 1: Take the Leadership Self-Assessment - www.theolivetreemethod.com/leadership-self-assessmentStep 2: Sign up and make the The Olive Tree Method yours - www.theolivetreemethod.comStep 3: Reach out if you have queries - [email protected] 4: Listen to the next episodes:Episode #07 – Predictability & Stability – How things show up when they aren’t presentEpisode #08 – Predictability & Stability – How to improve these in your teamEpisode #09 – Meetings – Why teams can dread meetings & how to turn them into your best team building tool.Subscribe & Review:If you found value in today's episode, please subscribe and leave me a review on Apple Podcasts or your favorite listening platform. I’d be incredibly grateful. Your feedback helps evolve the content to bring people-first service and stewardship into the workplaces of today.If you’re curious and ready to lead differently. I’m so glad you’re here.