In this episode Forest talks about creating psychological safety. She gave a related presentation at the Lesbians Who Tech and Allies Pride Summit. This episode gives tips of how to create psychological safety with examples. 

Psychological safety is important in order to getting honest and accurate information.  It also improves retention and belonging.

Forest discussed how to avoid group think, reduce conformity bias and reduce authority bias. She also gites tips for retrospectives and 1:1s.

Music credits:

• The opening music is Like a Prism by Miyagisama .
• The closing song is Something About You by Marilyn Ford .

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Forest gives a brief review of all the podcasts and books she's read related to leadership. Here are links to all of the podcasts. For the detailed reviews and book list please listen to the audio or read the transcript:

Podcasts:

• HBR IdeaCast - https://hbr.org/2018/01/podcast-ideacast
• Coaching Real Leaders w/ Muriel Wilkins - https://hbr.org/2020/12/podcast-coaching-real-leaders
• > Code - https://www.greaterthancode.com/
• Dear HBR - https://hbr.org/2018/01/podcast-dear-hbr
• Code Sw!tch - https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510312/codeswitch
• WorkLife w/ Adam Grant - https://www.ted.com/podcasts/worklife
• Maxwell Leadership Podcast - https://johnmaxwellleadershippodcast.com/
• Leading with Empathy & Allyship - https://empovia.co/podcast/

Music credits:

• The opening music is Like a Prism by Miyagisama .
• The closing song is Something About You by Marilyn Ford .

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Forest interviews Sean Ilenrey, the VP of Support at Dutchie, about his leadership experience and his humble beginnings. He gets into some details about what it's like to be an executive and how to make the role sustainable. He gives us a preview of his upcoming book LinkedIn Professional Brand Guide and Planner. The two swap stories about Sean leading a team in Mexico and Forest leading a team in Egypt. In the conversation Sean also discusses his family and his website.  

Sean Recommends:

• Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter
• Uncompromising by Steve White
• His website, Corporate Dad: https://www.corpdad.com/
• His Upcoming book: LinkedIn Professional Brand Guide and Planner
• That we interview McKenzie Robuck Walsh ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/mackenzieroebuckwalsh/ )

Music credits:

• The opening music is Like a Prism by Miyagisama .
• The closing song is Something About You by Marilyn Ford .

Thanks for listening. Please rate, subscribe, and share. Join the conversation in the Practical Leadership Cast Discord server: https://discord.gg/ewhPY6akRF