Harvard Business School Professor · Psychological Safety Pioneer · Organizational Leadership Expert
Amy C. Edmondson is the Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at Harvard Business School, where she studies the human interactions that enable organizations to learn, collaborate and perform in complex environments.
She is widely recognized for pioneering research on psychological safety—the shared belief that a team is a safe environment for interpersonal risk-taking. Her work examines how leaders can create conditions where people feel able to speak up, ask questions, acknowledge mistakes and contribute ideas, particularly in situations involving uncertainty and complexity.
Edmondson is the author of several influential books, including Teaming, The Fearless Organization, and Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well. Her latest work explores how individuals and organizations can distinguish intelligent failures from preventable failures and use well-designed experiments and learning processes to improve performance.
Her research has appeared in leading academic and management publications, including Harvard Business Review, Administrative Science Quarterly and Academy of Management Journal. She has also been recognized by Thinkers50, including being ranked #2 among the world's most influential management thinkers in 2025.
Edmondson brings research-based insight into leadership, organizational culture, teamwork, innovation and learning, helping executives understand how organizations can perform effectively while navigating uncertainty and change.