Psychological safety is “The belief that one will not be punished or humiliated for speaking up with ideas, questions, concerns, or mistakes, and that the team is safe for interpersonal risk taking” (Edmondson, 1999) Also stated as “A belief that […]...
With companies such as Facebook, Twitter, Stripe and many others announcing redundancies and layoffs, it’s crucial to consider the impact that this has on both the people who are leaving companies, and the people staying Making people redundant has an […]...
Welcome to the psychological safety newsletter and thanks for subscribing You are amazing This week discusses dealing with learning from incidents, plus Elon Musk, share of voice, and Extreme Negative Feedback We have some new stickers too! These glow in the dark, […]...
Safety Guardrails, Mechanisms and Culture In working with psychological safety, we often touch on “real” or physical safety and how the two are related By “real” safety, I mean not only safety from the risk of injurious accidents but also all […]...
As much as Dunbar's limits on group sizes might seem to be common sense, and reflected in many real world examples, Dunbar's theories on group size boundaries have been deconstructed and shown to possess confidence intervals too large to be robust in the real world That is, group size boundaries...
The Andon Cord: Stopping The Line Being able to “stop the line” to prevent an issue getting worse, stop a defect passing downstream, suggest an idea for improvement when it can endow maximum benefit, or ask for help in the […]...
Whether organisations like to admit it or not, toxic work culture is still a major problem A study from the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health found that any workplace, which holds some form of toxicity and hostility, will likely see […]...
“You should know that already” “Don’t bring me problems, bring me solutions” “Who’s to blame for this” “We cannot get this wrong” “There will be zero mistakes on this project” eye roll “Don’t be so negative” &#...
Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions The 6 Cultural Dimensions is a framework in cross-cultural psychology developed by Geert Hofstede It elucidates the influence of a society’s culture on its members’ values and behaviors using a structure derived from factor analysis This theory [&hell...
Last June, Psych Safety Day made its US debut in New York City, with Brooklyn as our home base and a gorgeous cafe in Greenpoint as a warm, LGBTQ‑friendly meeting spot Despite the sweltering heat and stifling humidity, practitioners and researchers […]...
The Mythical Man Month Thanks to Amy Edmondson for the signpost to this tweet from George Orosz, who describes the damage that can be done when managers don’t trust in their team, or don’t understand the difference between “I’m updating you” and R...
Welcome to the psychological safety newsletter and thanks for subscribing You are amazing This week discusses Ecotones and the Edge Effect, as well as polarisation at work, relational contracts and internal conferences If you enjoy reading this newsletter, please share it vi...
Psychological Safety 101: the fundamentals In the constant change of modern workplaces, the concept of psychological safety has emerged as a key concept for fostering innovative, resilient, and highly effective teams This foundational element of team dynamics, first brought into […]...
As a leader, or a member of a team, you’re probably pretty good at creating a psychologically safe environment where performance is high and people can flourish Providing clarity of expectations, goals, team behaviours, and exhibiting generative leadership practices may […]...
Ever since Google’s Project Aristotle in 2013, we’ve been able to recognise that psychological safety is the foundation for high performing teams This is an ever-evolving collection of articles, papers and resources on psychological safety in relation to technology, software […]...
Why do you want to foster greater psychological safety in your organisation To improve employee retention To increase productivity Reduce risk Improve innovation Or simply because it’s the right thing to do for people I often talk about the business […]...
I’ve had managers who said this to me in the past, and I’ve said it myself It seems, on the face of it, to be a wise suggestion Ask your people to think about solutions to the problems they encounter […]...
Psychological Safety in Education Resource Bank In our weekly psychological safety newsletter, we regularly share links to resources and articles about psychological safety in schools, universities and academic institutions This page is a resource bank with an evolving collection of […]...
Psychological safety plays a key role in healthcare and clinical teams, and indeed is the domain in which some of the foundational research by Dr Amy Edmondson was conducted Here is a selection of excellent resources, studies and examples of psychological safety in healthcare and medicine...
