Episode 58: Ashley Mead – Prioritizing Psychological Safety in the Workplace

by | Sep 13, 2020 | Interviews with Leaders, Popular | 0 comments

“One of the things I have really learned through my time in becoming a psychotherapist is that connection with other human beings is at the core of everything that we desire.”

-Ashley Mead

Ashley is a psychotherapist, former marketing executive at Pinterest and Amazon, and founder of Unify – a consulting business with a mission to help teams and companies create and prioritize psychological safety.

Connect with Ashley
Team-Unify.com
Email Ashley

Join The Mosaic Life Circle to be the first to hear about new episode releases, exclusive Instagram content, and brand new merchandise deals!

Timestamps
00:01:20 Welcome, Ashley!
00:02:09 Jumping Out of Airplanes
00:05:00 Ashley’s Career in Tech
00:10:30 Coping with Workplace Ethical Dilemmas
00:14:30 Breaking Out of Complacency
00:16:48 Hiring for Culture
00:19:36 Finding the Right Fit
00:21:43 Making Space for Psychological Safety with Unify
00:28:10 Honesty in the Hiring Process
00:33:49 Value Structures within Organizations
00:38:47 The New Company Culture
00:44:41 Work/Life Integration
00:48:14 Promoting People Who Aren’t Leaders
00:51:34 Art Imitating Life
00:55:04 A Case Study
00:57:12 Resistance to Change
00:59:23 The Resources Ashley Needs to Grow Unify
01:01:01 Connecting with Ashley
01:01:44 Ashley’s Life-Changing Book

Ashley’s Life-Changing Book
“Give and Take” by Adam Grant

Books Mentioned
“Dying for a Paycheck” by Jeffrey Pfeffer

Additional Resources
NYT Inside Amazon: Wrestling Big Ideas in a Bruising Workplace
Blue Origin
Building a psychologically safe workplace | Amy Edmondson | TEDxHGSE
Reuters Amazon scraps secret AI recruiting tool that showed bias against women

Join Our Conversation

Follow our journey on Instagram @TreyKauffman

Email us your thoughts at onemosaiclife@gmail.com

If you’ve enjoyed this episode, we’d greatly appreciate it if you would take a few moments to leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts.

0 Comments

Submit a Comment

Join The Mosaic Life Circle Newsletter to receive the latest podcast updates, exclusive guest content, and podcast giveaways!



Subscribe


Popular Episodes
SUBSCRIBE
Listen on Apple Podcasts
SUBSCRIBE

Latest Episodes

TAKE CARE. DO BETTER. BE WELL.

TAKE CARE. DO BETTER.
BE WELL.

The Mosaic Life Podcast
All Rights Reserved

The Mosaic Life vision is to cast a warm glow on your masterpiece, highlighting the struggle while showcasing the culmination of years of hard work.

Latest Episodes

Subscribeto the Live by Design Newsletter

A newsletter dedicated to living your very best life. New issues released every Thursday at 10:30 AM EST.

You have Successfully Subscribed!