What is Psychological Safety? ...and Why Does it Matter?

In this video, I answer the question, 'What is Psychological Safety?' I'll also discuss why it's important in Project Management.

In 1965, Edgar Schein and Warren Bennis defined psychological safety as:
‘an atmosphere where one can take chances … without fear and with sufficient protection. Thus a climate is built which encourages provisional tries and which tolerates failure without retaliation, renunciation, or guilt.’

Amy Edmondson described ‘Team Psychological Safety’ as
‘a shared belief held by members of a team that the team is safe for interpersonal risk taking.’

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⏱ Chapter Markers...
00:00 - What is Psychological Safety?
00:11 - The meaning of Psychological Safety
00:44 - Carl Rogers, Edgar Schein, and Warren Bennis
01:28 - Amy Edmondson and the modern form of team Psychological Safety
02:29 - Edmondson’s Team Psychological Safety Questions
03:26 - What can we do on our Projects to foster Psychological Safety?
04:48 - Additional things we can do to create Psychological Safety on our Projects
06:09 - Psychological Safety improves outcomes
06:41 - Summary: Psychological Safety

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[Onlinepmcourses]

You have probably heard about 'the need to create psychological safety' a lot lately. But have you wondered what it means?
If you have, let me explain what it is and why it maters to Project Managers.

[riboid]

Psychological safety is a relatively new term for me working in the Oil and Gas industry, but since it's inception on our project, I love the value of it.

Strangely enough, it popped up on my youtube notifications this morning when I am in the throes of negotiating overtime for my supervisory team which has been rejected (several times).
Escalation, where I work, has its challenges, but my immediate boss has agreed to have an informal chat with the 'big boss', which is something I am comfortable with, but it may have repercussions for me, from other factions on-site, which prevents me from ever doing that.

Love the channel, thanks.

[richardmaltzman]

Mike, thanks. Great as usual. The other very timely piece to this is the safe environment needed to 'raise your hand' without renunciation (or being sacked). We could even look at this week's Titan implosion as a very unfortunate outcome of the lack of psychological safety.