Building psychological safety within teams
Recent research into team dynamics (by everyone from Google to Harvard) has confirmed, once again, that ‘psychological safety’ is a powerful enabler of team performance. Psychological safety is a shared confidence and belief that it’s safe for individuals to speak up, contribute openly, to be themselves and to take psychological risks without fear of ridicule. Why does it matter at work? Far from being just some vague ‘touchy-feely’ concept, these insights can pragmatically u
