A man goes out on the beach and sees that it is covered with starfish that have washed up in the tide A little boy is walking along, picking them up and throwing them back into the water “What are […]...
Understanding and Implementing the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) This week we’re having a look at the new NHS Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) Whilst this is clearly relevant to our UK healthcare readers, I believe that the […]...
Executive Summary: Causes of Disaster at Chernobyl: The Absence of Psychological Safety (See below for the complete article) In 1986, the nuclear power plant at Chernobyl in the Ukrainian SSR (the territory of modern Ukraine) suffered a catastrophic failure that […]...
What is “Safe to Fail” Recently, I failed a motorbike test This might sound like a mistake, but I fully expected to fail In the UK, you must pass multiple tests before you’re allowed out on the roads on a […]...
Psychological Safety Behaviours: The Big List Psychological safety is a belief that the group is safe for interpersonal risk taking (Edmondson, 1999) There are many ways we can help to foster these environments, but it’s important to remember that we […]...
Psychological Safety and Belonging In recent years, the crucial role of psychological safety and a sense of belonging in the workplace has come to the forefront of organisational research and discourse These elements are not merely about comfort and inclusion; […]...
Psychological Safety: Speaking Up at Work Imagine an objectively psychologically safe workplace environment People are praised, rewarded, and incentivised to speak up with ideas, questions, concerns and mistakes The whole culture is geared towards an environment that isn’t just safe to [&...
Bullying at work If you’re in the UK, or even if not, you may have heard the news on Friday that Dominic Raab resigned from his post as Deputy Prime Minister as a result of multiple accusations and a resultant report that found him […]...
The recent resignation of Dominic Raab, the deputy prime minister of Great Britain, has put the issue of psychological safety in the workplace under the spotlight Mr Raab resigned following an investigation by Adam Tolley, which revealed his bullying behaviour […]...
Psychological Safety, Aviation Disasters and Crew Resource Management This week I’ve been reading “Confronting Mistakes” by Jan Hagen This is a fantastic book, focusing on the human factors behind a multitude of aviation incidents Jan highlights how miscommunication and&n...
Providing constructive feedback is one of the most powerful things you can do to help people excel, achieve their goals and be happier in their work Done well, it can create psychological safety and help teams and organisations perform at […]...
Contributed by Carolyn McKanders and Robert Garmston Teachers meet continuously as an expected part of school duties They meet in pairs,in faculty groups, departments and grade level meetings Facilitation practices arenecessary in all these venues Essential to meeting success and […]...
Cognitive Load Why are some tasks more “difficult” than others Some tasks require us to know a lot already, such as how to code, diagnose an illness, or repair a car For other tasks, we need to go and […]...
What is Conway’s Law This week we’re diving into the concept of Conway’s Law, and its relation to psychological safety Conway’s Law essentially describes the “force” that means how a team or organisation is structured will affect what the organisation […]...
Resilience Engineering Today we’re diving into the field of Resilience Engineering This subject ticks a lot of my interest boxes: from complexity and sociotechnicality to psychological safety and leadership I hope you find it interesting too! Resilience Engineering is a […]...
Team charters are a fantastic way of creating alignment, cohesion and psychological safety in a team They also help to onboard new team members, and enable teams to work together more effectively This Psychological Safety Practice Playbook Add-on for the […]...
Lean Coffee and Agenda-less Meetings Welcome back and Happy New Year! I hope 2023 has started well for you and you’re excited for the year ahead Next week, we have some big announcements to make, but to keep you going until […]...
Welcome to the psychological safety newsletter and thanks for subscribing You are amazing This week discusses how not to be Brent (Static work vs Generative work), plus great resources on autonomy, pedagogy, nursing, software engineering and human factors Static Work vs Generative Wor...
Psychological Safety vs a “Safe Space” This tweet from Amy Edmondson asks a really important question: what’s the difference between “psychological safety” and a “safe space” As Amy says, and as in my experience, the two are often conflat...