Psychological Safety in the Workplace

Psychological safety is the capacity to maintain one’s distance from danger, feel at ease with oneself, and rely on one’s own ability to defend against destructive impulses that originate from oneself or from others. Promoting employee well-being, job satisfaction, and productivity all depend on psychological safety.

This course will explore the definition of psychological safety, its importance in the workplace, how to foster a psychologically safe attitude, and strategies necessary to support it.

What Participants Will Learn

• Demonstrate an introductory understanding of psychological safety
• Examine the difference between Psychological Danger vs. Psychological Safety
• Describe the negative effects that a lack of psychological safety has on teams
• Review five ways to create psychological safety
• Identify one step to incorporate within your daily work