Psychological safety is key to creating an environment where everyone can thrive. In a psychologically safe environment, people feel secure enough to speak up, contribute ideas, voice concerns, and even challenge the status quo.  

 

In a psychologically safe environment, we are considerably more likely to develop a culture of knowledge and innovation.

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Where fear at work is the dominating factor, and people are scared to speak up through a worry that they will be dismissed, suppressed, ridiculed, or even threatened, the chances of errors and mistakes increase while opportunities for growth are reduced.

The aim of creating a culture of psychological safety is to remove the feeling employees have that they should, ‘fit in’, ‘know their place’, ‘toe the line’ and go along with things to be accepted. By developing a culture that goes against this model and allows people to feel safe, empowered, fearless, and able to speak up, we allow individuals to grow and excel and encourage performance improvements within the organization.