Psychological Safety

Lessons About High-Stakes Leadership with Alisa Tijerina

Lessons About High-Stakes Leadership with Alisa Tijerina

In this episode of the Two Piers Podcast, Erica D’Eramo is joined by Alisa Tijerina for a conversation about high-stakes leadership, crisis response, operational discipline, and what leaders in any industry can learn from high-hazard environments. Drawing on more than 20 years in upstream energy, including offshore and onshore operations, Alisa shares lessons on leading under pressure, preparing before a crisis, creating psychological safety, and building the systems that help teams operate safely and effectively.

What Belonging at Work Really Means, and How Organizations Can Get It Right

What Belonging at Work Really Means, and How Organizations Can Get It Right

Andrea D. Carter, founder of Belonging First, joins Erica D’Eramo to explore what belonging at work really means and how organizations can move beyond buzzwords. The episode covers Andrea’s five indicators of belonging: comfort, connection, contribution, psychological safety, and well-being, along with practical ways leaders can build more supportive, measurable, and high-performing workplace cultures.