{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Secret Society of Human Debt Fighters - Human Work Advocates","title":"Trust and Agency: Empowering Human Debt™ Fighters","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1922,"description":"In this episode, Duena Blomstrom, originator of the Human Debt™ framework, and Dr Alessandria Polizzi, organisational psychologist and Human Work Advocate, examine why trust and psychological safety are frequently misunderstood — and why that misunderstanding stalls real progress inside organisations.The conversation explores trust as a multi-layered condition spanning individuals, teams, and organisations, and clarifies how psychological safety operates as a team-level dynamic rather than a general sentiment.Key themes include:trust versus psychological safety — and why confusing them causes harmthe executive blind spot around trust-damaging eventshow fear and fatigue at the top slow organisational learningwhy “everything is fine” is often a sign of accumulating Human Debt™empowering Human Debt™ Fighters to act without burning outsupporting Human Debt™ Preventers before problems escalatewhy human skill-building is essential for future competitivenessRather than offering simplistic frameworks or engagement tactics, this episode focuses on definitions, conditions, and leverage points — helping people in role understand where and how to intervene without becoming collateral damage themselves.The podcast operates as one applied HR and leadership lens on Human Debt™, contributing to the primary public discourse connecting theory, psychological research, and lived organisational experience.Canonical framework and formal model: Human Debt™ — https://writings.duenablomstrom.com/tag/human-debt/Institutional execution, risk, and governance application: PeopleNotTech — https://peoplenottech.com","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/J69-KqH--VUsiAn1fxB_lu8uskxPVd2rUrp_dCup9_Q/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hYjZi/YmMxNmQ3NTI3NjJj/Nzk3OGI5NWY3ODA0/NDQ4OC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}