It's time to revisit Psychological Safety. In this newsletter we are looking into the current trends, news and updates related to this topic.
HOW PSYCHOLOGICALLY SAFE IS YOUR WORKPLACE?
"Psychological safety, simply put, means creating a place where people can share hard things. In the workplace, that means employees feel safe to speak up about mistakes, weaknesses and failures, and they feel they can challenge the status quo openly without fear of retribution.
Boston Consulting Group’s latest research shows that when leaders build psychological safety, retention increases..." Learn more
FOSTERING PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY AT WORK
"To feel like we can show up as our authentic selves at work, we first must have the confidence that we will be accepted and respected without judgment or fear, and that requires fostering a sense of belonging.
As diversity, equity and inclusion efforts continue to make headlines, there’s a critical element that acts as a current underneath all of the churn on the surface. If business leaders get it right, it will go a long way in building the kinds of workplaces that serve as magnets to top talent. That’s the element of psychological safety — for all, and it’s one we expect to hear more about throughout the coming year.
First introduced in 1999 by Amy Edmondson, a professor at Harvard Business School, the idea of psychological safety is a shared belief held by members of a team that it’s OK to take risk without fear of negative consequences. You can speak up, express ideas and concerns, try new projects and admit mistakes, all without fear of retribution or negative consequences. In other words, as Edmonson says, “it’s felt permission for candor.” Learn more
BUT...IS THERE SUCH A THING AS TOO MUCH PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY?
"The notion of psychological safety is an idea first developed in the 1950s that has been extended in important and careful ways in recent years, especially by Amy Edmondson of Harvard Business School. The core of the idea is that a context that is psychologically safe is one where people feel they won’t experience interpersonal harm — being ridiculed or otherwise personally attacked — if they try to speak up, make mistakes, take risks, or ask for help. There is a lot of very strong evidence that creativity, learning, and exploration are better where psychological safety is higher. But is psychological safety always good?" Learn more
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