Do you love leadership resources but don't have the time to do the research to find the great ones? No problem! The PNCWA Leadership Committee has you covered. Each month the committee members will curate their top leadership resources including a short summary blurb in the Leadership Corner found in the monthly digest. We're getting the Corner kicked off with an entry from Mark Poling of Clean Water Services. Keep reading to check it out. Not receiving the monthly digest? Sign up here.

Creating Psychological Safety at Work. Do you feel safe at work? Not physically safe, but psychologically safe—safe to express your thoughts and ideas. To voice a difference of opinion or point out something that is wrong? I bet circumstances immediately pop into your mind; I know they do for me. I was once so frustrated by not being able to express my strong disagreement with a group of coworkers that I considered leaving the company.  A wise friend asked me, “What if the worst thing happened and you were fired? Do you really want to work for a company where you can’t express your thoughts and ideas?” The answer for me was no. What led to my feeling insecure and afraid in the first place? How do we, as leaders, create a workplace that is free of fear? Without dissenting thoughts and ideas, is it possible to achieve the best in our teams and organizations?  How do we create psychological safety for everyone? In this compelling TedTalk, Amy Edmondson describes years of research on effective ways for leaders to cultivate psychological safety. Tell us about your workplace: what have you done to enable colleagues and employees to say what they really think?

What’s your reason for getting up in the morning?

June 13, 2019,10:00 - 4:30 pm; (mixer to follow, first drink is on us!)
HDR, 600 University Street, Seattle, WA 98101
$75 PNCWA or WEF members; $90 nonmembers; includes lunch and beverages. 
Register online: at www.pncwa.org/CS-Leadership2019-form by 11:59pm on June 6

One key to success is to fully understand how to apply your greatest talents and strengths in your everyday life. A person’s talents – those thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that come naturally – are the source of your true potential and power.  Continue

Calling all future mentors and protégés! PNCWA's mentoring program, which encourages members to connect with and learn from one another, wants you to join! PNCWA provides a mentoring guide and matches mentors and protégés based on shared interests, profession, and region. The program gives mentors an opportunity to pass on their wealth of knowledge and experience to help protégés develop professional skills and goals. 

The survey for the 2017 mentoring program survey closes May 1, 2017. We will begin pairing soon thereafter. After mentors and protégés are matched, they will confirm the selection, commit to their partnership, and then the mentoring can begin! Teams are encouraged to meet for at least an hour every other month. It is up to the mentor and protégé to determine what they would like to talk about and what they would like to develop (e.g., list of goals, career map). Mentor/protégé teams are encouraged to meet up at the 2017 PNCWA Annual Conference in October.