Ducks in a Row: Psychological Safety
by Miki Saxon
Is your team psychologically safe?
As a boss, no matter the level, it’s your responsibility to foster a psychologically safe culture for your team.
First, you need to know that it’s a relatively simple concept.
Psychological safety is a shared belief that the team is safe for interpersonal risk taking.[1] In psychologically safe teams, team members feel accepted and respected. It is also the most studied enabling condition in group dynamics and team learning research.
But not that simple to implement.
It’s also something that is highly unlikely to happen by accident.
If you are interested in the concept why not learn from Google as they set out to build the perfect team.
Flickr image credit: JC
