How to Support Workplace Psychological Safety -- Ep. 73
In this episode, Mary Conquest speaks with Dr Peter Brace, a psychological safety consultant who helps organizations link respect and accountability through psychological safety to improve team performance.
He begins this engaging conversation by clarifying how much influence Safety professionals can have on psychological safety. Perhaps surprisingly for a consultant, Peter explains that you can’t create psychologically safe workplaces. Instead he describes the conditions required for this emergent quality.
Peter reveals the 5 key aspects of psychological safety (as defined by leading neuroscientist David Rock): Status, Certainty, Autonomy, Relatedness, and Fairness - and how these conditions can be assessed and cultivated.
He also clears up the common misconceptions about psychological safety, highlights the key benefits and explains how this quality can be easily measured.
Safety practitioners will learn how psychological safety is an important precursor for physical health and safety, while deepening awareness of the importance of diversity and inclusion.
Find out more about Peter’s work:
https://humancapitalrealisation.com/
Peter recommends the work of Professor Amy Edmondson https://amycedmondson.com/ and Dr. Timothy Clark https://www.leaderfactor.com/team/tim...
Dr Peter Barce on LinkedIn:
/ peterbracehcr
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TABLE OF CONTENT
0:00 Intro
02:57 Influencing psychological safety
06:03 The importance of feelings
09:07 Psychological safety and status
14:00 Psychological safety and certainty
18:54 Psychological safety and autonomy
21:29 Psychological safety and relatedness
25:29 Psychological safety and fairness
28:51 The benefits of psychological safety
30:58 Measuring psychological safety
32:18 The difference between diversity and inclusion
34:00 The Power Distance Index
40:42 Valuing differences in the workplace
41:41 Overcoming common misconceptions
45:05 Awareness of psychological safety
46:54 The importance of listening and relationships
48:42 Recommended resources for Safety professionals