Psychological Safety Is On The Rise – Don’t Get Left Behind.

My previous blog posts have gone into detail about psychological safety and what it is. Prioritising good mental health has never been more important! However what is often forgot is ensuring good mental health in the workplace. Psychological safety is a term more and more people are using; therefore, you should think about introducing it into your culture.

You can increase the number of highly skilled individuals in your workforce but that won’t always lead to success. It isn’t so much who is on your team, but rather how your team work together!

After Google revealed the key to their Teams’ success was Psychological Safety there has been a vast amount of research into this topic. Researchers are finding that Psychological Safety increases productivity by 12% and claiming it is the number one aspect of successful teams, driving creativity, productivity and innovation. In a Psychologically Safe workplace employees can benefit from being vulnerable at work, and that comes with knowing it is okay to take risks and sometimes fail.

By allowing your teams to feel safe at work they can take these risks, learn and grow rather than always playing it safe due to fears of making mistakes and facing punishments. Great teams thrive on trust, and without trust your teams may never reach their optimum potential!

Creating a safe space for employees takes work, but fortunately, it doesn’t require a lot of expensive training—just care and consistency. If you create this sense of Psychological Safety on your own team starting now, you can expect to see higher levels of engagement, increased motivation to tackle difficult problems, more learning and development opportunities, and better performance.

Psychological Safety is being introduced in more and more workplaces across Canada and the US. So why is the UK so far behind? It helps both the company and more importantly, the people, when we are conscious of our workforce's psychological wellbeing and safety.