Building psychological safety: a how-to guide

<p>Psychological safety is made up of a number of tiny interactions. Whether they be Slack messages, meetings, or emails, these forms of communication – and their responses – determine how likely someone is to speak up and share their ideas.</p><p><br>Stephan Wiedner is a psychological safety trainer, CEO, and volunteer firefighter. Stephan trains coaches to help create spaces where people feel free to speak up, with the confidence to know they’ll be heard.</p><p><br><strong>Takeaways from Dan ad Pia</strong></p><ul> <li>Attunement is about making sure everyone is on the right mental frequency, and not just assuming you’re on the “correct” setting and everyone else needs to adjust.</li> <li>Focus on those micro moments of communication. Because without taking care of those micro interactions, problems can occur in the macro.</li> </ul><p><strong>Links</strong></p><ul> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/swiedner/?originalSubdomain=ca">Connect with Stephan on LinkedIn</a></li> <li> <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/books/the-fearless-organization-creating-psychological-safety-in-the-workplace-for-learning-innovation-and-growth/9781119477242">The Fearless Organization – Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth</a>, by AC Edmondson</li> <li> <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/books/multipliers-revised-and-updated-how-the-best-leaders-make-everyone-smart/9780062699176">Multipliers, Revised and Updated: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smart</a>, by Liz Wiseman</li> </ul>