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Amy C. Edmondson

Harvard leadership scholar and professor

Amy C. Edmondson is a Harvard Business School professor who studies leadership, teaming and organizational learning. She is best known for her work on psychological safety.

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American Born in New York City, United States

Amy C. Edmondson
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About Amy C. Edmondson

Amy C. Edmondson is an American scholar who has taught at Harvard Business School since 1996. Her published work includes seven books, plus articles and case studies numbering over 75. Her research on psychological safety has fed a large body of academic work in management, healthcare and education. She has also explored teaming, meaning the flexible kind of collaboration needed when conditions are uncertain. Earlier in her career, she served as research director at Pecos River Learning Centers. During the early part of the 1980s, she was Buckminster Fuller's chief engineer. Her books in our catalog include Teaming, The Fearless Organization and Right Kind of Wrong.

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