Before any peer conflict escalates to the manager, apply these defined steps between yourselves first.

Within you are parts — critic, scared, child. Meet them one by one.

Beneath noisy parts is a calm curious compassionate "Self" — meet it.

Ask 3 who know you to tell you "who you are in their eyes" — discover forgotten self.

Draw self as symbol/animal/scene — discover self unconsciously.

Each month, write 3 behaviors to start, 3 to stop, 3 to continue.

When triggered, ask self: "what unmet human need?".

To open trust in a new team, share your failure first — others will open up.

Anonymously ask Edmondson's three questions to score your team's psychological safety.

Invite one person weekly for a simple 30-min tea — builds community fabric from zero.

Before starting, imagine the project failed in six months and write down why.

Before any delegation, answer 7 questions in writing — send them with the handover.

One document answering every "how do we work here?" question for new hires.

Each month's start, search your name on Google and review the first 3 result pages.