Today, many people are familiar with the concept of psychological safety, a concept first coined in 1999 by HBS professor Amy Edmondson, and something core to being an effective leader. Her definition ...

When the Google Aristotle Project uncovered psychological safety as the primary factor that differentiates high-performing teams from low-performing ones, it was considered a landmark finding. In ...

As a leader, you’re likely no stranger to the concept of psychological safety. It’s on every HR department’s checklist, and for good reason—it’s crucial for fostering trust, collaboration, and ...

At its core, psychological safety is about creating the standard so that people can perform at their best. Psychological ...

There are three things I’ve learned about psychological safety in my work with leaders and teams on inclusion and culture change. Psychological safety is 1. wanted by leaders and employees alike, but ...

There are certain moments that have an outsized effect on a team’s willingness to continue to take risks, admit failure, and challenge ideas. How a leader responds to feedback or challenges is one of ...

Creating a productive work environment, while also fostering safety and camaraderie, is possibly the most challenging part of a leader’s role. It doesn’t help that most of us were never taught how to ...

During the pandemic, we have thought a lot about the physical safety of our colleagues, staff, patients and selves. Do we have the right PPE, are we testing enough, how do we distribute the vaccine ...

Psychological safety has been a term used in the corporate world for many years. Now it seems possible to use it in fire service. Dr. Amy Emendson from Harvard University first identified the term.

Imagine you are a clinical learner. You think “not me, not me!” as the attending physician looks around the room, considering which student to call on during rounds. The attending has a reputation for ...

In the past few years the topic of psychological safety has increased in importance. In a 2022 EHS Today interview with Jean Angus, former CEO of Saint-Gobain Life Sciences, expressed her belief that ...