LEADERSHIP & TEAMWORK
This article by Mark Farrer-Brown looks at psychological safety as the foundation of high-performing teams, enabling people to speak up, share ideas, and learn without fear of embarrassment or punishment. It highlights that strong organisational culture is built on this foundation, and that psychological safety supports innovation, inclusion, and continuous learning.
Written by K-HUB
The leadership philosophy developed by David L. Marquet centres on replacing the traditional leader–follower model with a leader–leader model, in which authority and responsibility are distributed throughout the organisation.
Written by K-HUB
Most decisions feel shared while they are being discussed. Their consequences rarely do. In this post by ex-Belgian Air Force pilot Jo Balcaen the weight of command, responsibility, and accountability is considered in the light of – and despite – shared decision-making.
Written by K-HUB
The seminal paper by Eduardo Salas and colleagues introduced the Big Five Model of Teamwork (B5T) as an integrative framework for understanding the behavioural processes that underpin effective team performance in complex environments. The authors reviewed a large body of teamwork literature and synthesised more than a hundred previously proposed teamwork frameworks into five core teamwork behaviours: team leadership; mutual performance monitoring; backup behaviour; adaptability; team orientation
Written by K-HUB
Followership is a topic that I always found it hard to find training content for. I never really liked the term either, as it gives a feeling of subservience…
This podcast by Ben Hutchinson sheds some light on the topic by discussing two interesting papers in this short episode.
Written by Daan
What shapes the soul of an organization? In his groundbreaking book, Organizational Culture and Leadership, Edgar H. Schein delves into this question, uncovering how culture and leadership are intricately intertwined. Schein asserts that leaders don’t just operate within organizational culture—they actively create, shape, and evolve it. This post unpacks the key insights from this seminal work, explores Schein’s frameworks, and examines their relevance in shaping modern workplaces.
Written by Konstantinos Pechlivanis
Business school professor Amy Edmondson, known for her work on psychological safety, explains “teaming,” where people come together quickly (and often temporarily) to solve new, urgent or unusual problems
Written by Daan
The document, The Science of Teamwork: Progress, Reflections, and the Road Ahead, by Eduardo Salas and colleagues, reflects on nearly a century of research on teams. It highlights 10 key insights.
Written by Daan
Psychological safety and interpersonal skills by Kimberly Perkins, focussed on pilots.
Written by Daan
The Eisenhower Matrix (setting priorities)
Written by Daan
