How Leaders Can Build Psychological Safety at Work

Psychological safety in the workplace is the "belief that you won’t be punished or humiliated for speaking up with ideas, questions, concerns, or mistakes.” This article from the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) can help you understand how fostering psychological safety can create a more creative, collaborative, and effective work environment. It explains the importance of psychological safety and argues that the rise of virtual work makes it more important than ever. It then outlines eight steps leaders can follow to increase psychological safety and four stages of psychological safety that can help you gauge your organisation’s maturity. This resource will be most useful to business leaders, HR professionals, and sustainability practitioners.