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All You Have To Do Is Ask by Wayne Baker - Review
It’s a sad fact, but in some workplaces, asking for help may have negative consequences. These workplaces lack psychological safety — a shared belief held by members of a team that the team is safe for interpersonal risk taking. When teams lack psychological safety, people are afraid to bring up problems, ask questions, face tough issues, make mistakes, or do anything that makes them feel exposed and vulnerable (like seek help). Add high performance pressure, and people live in a constant state of anxiety—frantic to perform but afraid to try anything new or ask anyone for help. All You Have To Do Is Ask focuses on the advantages of asking people for help and what we miss when we do not. The book highlights reasons why most of us don't ask for help and ways of remedying this problem. WHAT I LOVE ABOUT THE BOOK All You Have To Do Is Ask poses solid answers to the problem of asking. It points to the modern over-emphasis on individuality as one of the underlying problems tha...