Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace

The video discusses the importance of psychological safety in teams, emphasizing the need for leaders to model the behavior they expect from others. Key practices include avoiding blame, actively listening, acknowledging contributions, and encouraging participation. It also highlights the necessity of setting inclusive policies and agreeing on expected behaviors to foster a respectful and inclusive environment.

What is a key behavior a leader should avoid to promote psychological safety?

• Listening actively

• Acknowledging contributions

• Encouraging feedback

• Blaming others

Why is it important for a leader to ensure everyone speaks in a meeting?

• To fill time

• To ensure diverse perspectives are heard

• To avoid silence

• To make meetings longer

What should a leader do to get team buy-in for anti-discriminatory policies?

• Have a meeting to set inclusive ground rules

• Assume everyone agrees

• Enforce them strictly without discussion

• Ignore the policies

What is an example of a behavior that should be agreed upon in meetings?

• Ignoring mistakes

• Interrupting others

• Avoiding microaggressions

• Being dismissive

What is a leader's role in committing to agreed behaviors?

• To observe others

• To lead by example

• To enforce rules without following them

• To delegate responsibility