Cultivating psychological safety isn't magic, it's strategy and the strategy that works is different for each organization. An effective plan to build psychological safety is contextual and rooted in the organization's specific reality. Check out this 20-minute mini training video on how to start to build a plan to bring psychological safety to your organization. 

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MINI TRAINING #1: Psychological Safety: Imagine the Possibilities 

MINI TRAINING #2: Psychological Safety: Dealing with Skeptics

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While psychological safety is a necessary component of a thriving workplace culture, sometimes those in charge of making workplace culture decisions or those who may be harming psychological safety the most with their actions are the very ones who are skeptic that psychological safety is important. Check out this mini training to learn how to convince skeptics in your organization to get on board with improving psychological safety.

This is Video #2 in a three part training series. If you missed mini training Video #1, please click the link below to watch it. Also find the link to download our White Paper detailing some of our research in the area of psychological safety. 

MINI TRAINING #1: Psychological Safety: Imagine the Possibilities

WHITE PAPER: Emerging Trends in Employee Wellbeing

Psychological safety is a key component of a thriving workplace culture. Check out this mini training to learn a basic overview of what psychological safety is, why it matters and examples of psychological safety at work in real organizations from our work with clients. 

By Shanna B. Tiayon

Although popular, as of late, the term psychological safety is a nebulous one. Few organizations understand what it is or how to achieve it. At Wellbeing Works, borrowing from academic research and our own research findings over the past several years, we define psychological safety as:  An employee’s capacity to show up authentically, make mistakes, push back and ask for support without fear of negative consequences.

One thing we know for sure is that psychological safety is not a grassroots movement, whereby those in the lower levels of the organizational structure rise up, and create a psychologically safe work environment. Sounds great for a movie, but not a reflection of reality.  Sure, all employees have a part to play in contributing to psychologically safety, but leadership is what creates and maintains it.

Psychological safety is a top down process, meaning it begins with and is reinforced by leadership. And when I say top down, I...