Psychological Safety: The Hidden Foundation Every Leader Overlooks

Psychological Safety: The Hidden Foundation Every Leader Overlooks March 25, 2026 I crashed in November 2023. At the Fort Lauderdale Airport, waiting for a flight home after running a private equity-backed company through five acquisitions, I fell apart. Broke down. Couldn’t stop crying. Crumbled in a way that would have been unthinkable to me just […]

Psychological Safety in Not About Being Nice: The Deep Dive

Psychological Safety in Not About Being Nice: The Deep Dive March 25, 2026 This week, Alex and Emily are discussing the hidden ingredient that separates high-performing teams from dysfunctional ones, and it’s not what most leaders expect. They explore psychological safety, a concept that emerged from Harvard research and was later validated by Google’s massive […]