Utah Agile welcomes you to join us as we learn all about psychological safety from Karen Kemerling, PhD. What is psychological safety? Why does it matter to companies? What are the stages a team, a group, the company must go through to build psychological safety? Building psychological safety is done through four stages: inclusion, learning, contributing and challenging the status quo. These are the stages to build a culture that encourages employees to bring their best self to work and the building blocks that empower innovative and thriving companies. About the presenter: Karen Kemerling is an energetic and inspirational Agile leader and coach passionately applying Agile principles to build confidence in individuals, empower teams, and generate a competitive advantage. She is the founder of K2 | Leadership Development – a leadership coaching and organizational development company. She brings 30+ years of leadership experience heading all aspects of business in large global companies, smaller businesses, and non-profits. Her superior project management, implementation, negotiation, and consensus-building skills, focuses on delivering services that empower the business and promote productivity in the workforce.

As businesses across all industries scramble to keep up with the rapidly changing demands of their customers, the pursuit of agility has become a major investment of those who seek for a solution. However, even as billions of dollars continue to get spent "transforming" each year, many organizations struggle to realize the promises that Agile professes to fulfill. But why? Is this pursuit akin to chasing unicorns, or is there really a pot of gold at the end of this rainbow? Join Michael Moore as he examines the common transformation pitfalls that companies make, and learn the insights he's gained in helping dozens of companies over the last two decades in their pursuit of agility. Find the materials Michael presented at https://miro.com/app/board/o9J_l5eISvU=/ Bio: Michael has over 20 years of experience helping organizations transform by adopting Lean-Agile principles and values. He has deep experience in process improvement, leadership, and innovation, has been a business owner several times, and has held positions of leadership all while working in several industries including healthcare, education, media, finance, automotive, aerospace, and technology to name a few. With well over 30 companies helped, Michael has developed an understanding of the main challenges organizations trying to stay competitive in today's disruptive environment. As an Organizational Strategist, he has developed systems and strategies to help overcome these obstacles and, by providing change leadership that is inclusive of all people, he has helped organizations achieve a more sustainable change, bringing about true Business Agility. Some of the companies Michael has helped: USAA, Zions Bancorp, UnitedHealth Group, Fannie Mae, Boeing, Dell, Safeway/Albertsons, BestBuy, IPG-Acxiom, McAfee, SAP-Concur, Capital One, The State of Nebraska, Cox Automotive, Capella, Deseret Media Companies, Rocket Lawyer, Henry Schein, TCF Bank, LDS Church, Dorman, Endicia, Invesco