Psychological Safety

CEO Magazine: Why checking in on your team shouldn’t be a once a year occurrence

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  Strengthening your team’s capability and growth shouldn’t be a solo effort — here’s why upskilling the team shouldn’t be done alone.Thanks to CEO Magazine, Michelle explains why high-impact management requires Consistent Leadership Check-ins rather than annual reviews. By prioritizing relational leadership, managers move beyond tasks to build psychological safety, allowing them to ‘notice’ early […]

Fast Company: 5 warnings signs your leadership is failing and what to do about it

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In Fast Company, Michelle details five leadership failure signs and what to do when management styles alienate teams. She explains that leaders must prioritize psychological safety over ego to ensure they aren’t the last to hear bad news. By addressing toxic behaviors and “star performer” biases, managers can shift from leadership failure toward a truly […]

Women’s Agenda: Anxiety took me off guard – it’s time we get better about talking about it

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Thanks to Women’s Agenda article, Michelle explores how anxiety can catch us off guard and emphasizes the importance of talking about anxiety to foster psychological safety, support workplace mental health, and prevent burnout, while highlighting approaches rooted in relational leadership. Anxiety. It grips you in the chest. It can make you feel like you can’t […]

Being quiet won’t help you

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We love a good trend. Last year, apparently, Australians were following the American trend, and the Great Resignation was coming to our shores. It turns out that was a bit of a furphy, and Australians didn’t ditch their jobs on mass and move to new careers or organisations. The latest trend is ‘quiet quitting’, to which attention was […]