intro to psychological safety
What is ‘psychological safety’?
Psychological safety = the absence of interpersonal fear.
When people feel safe to contribute in a group, they experience a phenomenon known as psychological safety.
Why does it matter at work?
When you feel safe, studies prove that you’re more effective.
Countless studies have discovered psychological safety is the ‘secret sauce’ for high performing teams. Specifically: when workplaces have high rates of psychological safety, innovation, collaboration and teamwork skyrockets.
Specifically: one study of 180 high and low performing teams, it was discovered psychological safety was the #1 factor influencing productivity. In the medical field it was even discovered to be a groundbreaking phenomenon which led to more reporting of high stakes errors.