Writings from the Cellular to the Whole

The Big Waves Journal

Brook Thorndycraft

Conflict does not have to be as bad as it often feels. Conflict is a source of energy for change, and it always has the…

Brook Thorndycraft

Leaders often try to get people to stop gossiping without a deeper understanding of what is driving the behaviour. Is there conflict that needs to…

Brook Thorndycraft

Fear is a powerful emotion. It can change our judgement and decisions to be less aligned with our values and priorities. When leaders face pressure…

Brook Thorndycraft

The idea that people should be experts and should know how to fix things actually sets us up for more failure. There is no one…

Brook Thorndycraft

You can either have a “psychologically safe” team that feels safe enough for interpersonal risk taking because people more or less agree with each other…

Brook Thorndycraft

When an organization creates enough psychological safety to encourage learning, people are more likely to experiment, take risks, make mistakes they can learn from, and…