Professor Amy C. Edmondson

My research examines psychological safety and teaming within and between organizations. I am particularly interested in how leaders enable the learning and collaboration that are vital to performance in a dynamic environment.

Ranked #1 on the latest Thinkers50 ranking of the world’s most influential management thinkers.

Winner of Thinkers50 Breakthrough Idea Award for being a “pioneer of psychological safety and author of The Fearless Organization, a ground-breaking blueprint on creating a fear-free culture.”

Winner of the 2019 Distinguished Scholar Award from the Organization Development and Change Division of the Academy of Management.

Named the Most Influential International Thinker in Human Resources by HR Magazine in 2019

The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth (John Wiley & Sons, 2018) has been translated into more than 15 languages and is consistently among Amazon’s top-sellers in the human resources category.