A few things about me...

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Tom Geraghty

11/29/2022

Experimentalist

I started off in "Weed Science" (which is a real thing) and moved into technology after a few years. After an experience with a manager who created a culture of fear, I knew I wanted to create the opposite of that in my teams, I just didn't know what that was called. Ten years later, I was CTO of a tech firm and discovered the term psychological safety. That was my lightbulb moment, and I then began a journey of sharing psychological safety with as many people as possible, and it's what I do now.

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What I'm like at work

ThoughtfulCuriousRespectfulAnalyticalEnthusiastic

I get very frustrated by bureaucracy, and will happily break rules to achieve the "right" thing.

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My areas for growth

Stays composed throughout conflict or difficult situationsMakes decisions promptly, even with uncertaintyMaintains effective work life balance

I try hard to foster environments of productive situational conflict - where we can disagree, and even enjoy disagreeing, constructively. I would like to be better at handling relational conflict, where emotions can be high, and it is difficult to reach a resolution or leave the conflict behind.

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My superpowers

Motivated by making community/world impactPrioritizes common good over self-interestFosters high performance teamworkMaintains clear long term vision that drives decision makingMentors and develops teammates for their growth

I'm able, and good at, thinking in complex systems. This is why I was good at building complex technological systems and extends to organisational dynamics - I'm very good at understanding how things work (including systems with people in) and conceptualising the impacts of interventions.