Tessa West

Tessa West

NYU Psychology Professor | Workplace Communication & Culture Expert

United States
1 talks
Communication & InfluenceCulture Design & TransformationDifficult Conversations+2 more

Tessa West is a leading expert in interpersonal communication, drawing on two decades of research into workplace dynamics.

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Tessa West is a leading expert in interpersonal communication, drawing on two decades of research into workplace dynamics. As a Psychology Professor at New York University, her work focuses on topics like honest feedback, cultural differences in workplace communication, and strategies for building interpersonal understanding.

West is the acclaimed author of 'Jerks at Work' and 'Job Therapy', and her TED talk on 'anxious niceness' was one of the year's most popular. Audiences gain science-backed insights to create more effective, psychologically healthy workplace cultures.

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The Surprisingly Simple Reason Teams Fail

TEDFeb 2026
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Communication & Influence
Culture Design & Transformation
Difficult Conversations
Psychological Safety
Workplace Mental Health

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Enterprise Software
Management Consulting
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2026
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