Big Idea Session

Amy Edmondson

Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at Harvard Business School, and Bestselling Author

Amy Edmondson is a leading voice in the field of psychological safety, known for popularizing the term through her groundbreaking research on high-performing teams.

The bestselling author of Right Kind of Wrong and The Fearless Organization, she's published seven books and more than 100 scholarly papers, blending scientific rigor with practical wisdom to cultivate a worldwide following.

I am particularly interested in how leaders enable the learning and collaboration that are vital to performance in a dynamic environment.

Standout achievements:

📚 Winner of the Financial Times & Schroders Business Book of the Year 2023  

🧠 #1 on Thinkers50’s list of World’s Most Influential Management Thinkers 

👥 Most Influential International Thinker in Human Resources by HR Magazine  

What you’ll learn from Amy at Workhuman Live:

🦺 Actionable strategies to cultivate psychological safety  

👣 Steps to unlock the creativity and innovation within your workforce  

🗺️ A roadmap for fearless leadership that drives organizational growth

Why attend

Sessions

Big ideas session

Monday, April 27, 3:00PM - 4:15PM

Want to Improve your Organization? Make it Fearless

Imagine a workplace where every employee feels safe to speak up, share ideas, and tackle challenges head-on – a fearless organization where innovation thrives and engagement soars.

In this unmissable keynote, Harvard Business School Professor and celebrated author Amy Edmondson brings her groundbreaking research to life, showing HR leaders how psychological safety can become the catalyst for organizational transformation.

Drawing on over two decades of insights and her acclaimed book, The Fearless Organization, Edmondson reveals how creating a culture of openness not only fosters collaboration and resilience but also delivers measurable performance gains – right down to the bottom line. You will leave equipped with actionable strategies to break down silos, ignite team potential, and tackle today’s toughest challenges with confidence.

This session is your chance to learn from one of the world’s foremost experts on workplace dynamics and gain the tools to build an organization ready to thrive in an unpredictable world.

You will gain:

Actionable strategies to cultivate psychological safety, unlocking the creativity and innovation your workforce needs to excel.
A roadmap for fearless leadership that drives collaboration, resilience, and measurable impact on employee engagement and organizational success

Amy Edmondson