Safe to say it — a framework by Ole Wang

Hand-drawn diagram of framework 106, Safe to say it: The leader names a mistake first. Misses before wins. — Framework 106 · in one look

How to use it

In every team call, the leader names one mistake first, then asks what didn't work before what did. Never punish the messenger. Psychological safety goes with learning and engagement.

How sure we are

P Evidence: promising. Good studies, but small or few. Use it and keep checking.

S Evidence: strong. Large trials or many studies, pointing the same way.

Sources

Edmondson 1999 · Frazier et al. 2017 (meta-analysis, mostly cross-sectional).

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