Influencing Psychological Safety at work

Psychological safety at work has recently become a bit of a buzzword in leading well and building a mentally safe work environment.

We know that leaders influence the psychological safety climate of their organisation by as much as 75%.

Psychological safety at work has been identified as one of the main factors in creating high performing teams. A two-year study by Google established that psychological safety is the crucial factor that makes teams perform to an exceptional standard. Whilst many may understand what it is and the benefits of psychological safety in the workplace, there can be some misunderstanding of exactly what it means and how to establish it.

What is Psychological Safety at work?

Psychological safety is a term used to define how confident employees feel to share their worries and concerns and contribute ideas. Mistakes will occur when employees do not feel psychologically safe, and things that could damage the organisation or create a dangerous environment are not highlighted.

A psychologically safe workplace is one where employees feel that they can speak up without fear of threat, ridicule or at risk of losing their job. These organisations tend to develop high performing teams, where everyone works together and helps support the development of the business as a whole.

There are key leadership traits and capabilities critical to positively influencing a team’s performance. Psychological safety sets the foundations for growth and learning and fosters a climate of respect and trust.

In this Influencing Psychological Safety workshop, discover:

• What is psychological safety?
• Psychological Safety and Accountability
• Discover what neuroscience reveals about our social brain and five known threat domains.
• How leaders or WHS reps can positively influence  a psychologically safe culture
• Discover strategies to support a team member experiencing arousal in a threat domain

This was a popular new release in 2021 and was delivered for National Safe Work Month, virtually supporting Leaders and WHS representatives across industries, including several hospitals. It is also one module of our most popular full day leadership program, “Leading a Well Team.” 

We present a tailored version for WHS Representatives – delivered in-person best at Half Day | minimum 2 hrs – this also helps build connection across  WHS reps across an organisation.

10 Interesting, engaging and involved everyone.  Tayla | WHS influencing safety event | ACHA