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Insight.
High performance requires trust. Teams perform best when people feel safe to speak up, challenge assumptions, and report problems early. CEOs set the emotional tone for the organisation.
Psychological safety strengthens learning, innovation, and execution.
Key Strategies:
1. Encourage open and honest dialogue.
2. Respond constructively to bad news.
3. Reward transparency and integrity.
4. Discourage blame culture.
5. Model respectful leadership behavior.
CEO Leadership Actions.
- Invite dissenting views in discussions.
- Respond calmly to setbacks.
- Reinforce openness across teams.
Actionable Tip.
Ask your leadership team what issues they hesitate to raise — and listen.
Why This Matters?
Trust accelerates performance and resilience.
About the Author.
Ernest De-Graft Egyir, CEO advisor, Thought Leader, and Founding CEO of Chief Executives Network Ghana, convenes the Ghana CEO Summit and served on Ghana’s Economic Dialogue Planning Committee.
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