Building a Fearless Organization

Practical tools for building psychological safety across your organization

Psychological safety drives team learning, creativity, and accountability, yet many organizations struggle to translate the concept into consistent daily practice. Building a Fearless Organization: A Fieldbook for Creating Psychological Safety at Work, by Harvard Business School professor Amy Edmondson and Harvard Chan School professor Michaela Kerrissey, provides practical tools and actionable steps for creating an interpersonal climate where every team member feels genuinely empowered to express ideas, ask questions, acknowledge mistakes, and raise concerns early and often.

Designed as a hands-on companion to The Fearless Organization, this reliable resource uses real-life scenarios and detailed strategies to illustrate how psychological safety can ignite creativity, clarify goals, enhance accountability, and redefine leadership at every level. Drawing on decades of original research at Harvard, Edmondson and Kerrissey equip readers with structured approaches that work whether teams are navigating smooth day-to-day operations or confronting significant challenges in the knowledge economy.

Written for leaders, managers, executives, teams, and organizational development professionals, Building a Fearless Organization delivers the structured guidance needed to move from understanding psychological safety to actively building it. Whether you are leading a small team or transforming an entire enterprise, this guide serves as a practical roadmap for lasting cultural change.