Is your company psychologically safe?

Team psychological safety is a group-level phenomenon — it shapes the learning behaviour of the group and in turn, affects team performance and therefore organizational performance.

For organisations

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As the foundational layer, the bedrock of workplace well-being is the people. 

People drive culture and infrastructure, and at the same time, are the recipients of the experience in this ecosystem.

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Do you have all 3 of these signs?

How to know if your organisation is psychologically safe?

Open communication

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Does your team feel comfortable brainstorming in front of each other and asking questions?

Supportive leadership

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Do team members openly talk about areas where they may need help and ask for support proactively?

Nimble teams

Are your teams able to make strategic decisions efficiently?

3 Ways to foster psychological safety

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Through conversations

Start psychologically safe conversations across all levels of your organisation through talks, workshops and peer-support circles.

Empower your people

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Train managers to foster psychological safety and support well-being at work through training on Cultivating Self-Compassion, Leading with Compassion, and Supporting Mental Health at Work

Train Mental Health Ambassadors to provide proactive support through Mental Health Facilitator Training & Mental Health First Aid Basics

Make it a part of your organisation

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Build a workplace mental health programme tailored to the needs of your organisation

Work with us to receive end-to-end support from audit, programme management, and communications, to impact measurement for your business.

Need help creating a psychologically safe workplace?

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