Psychological Safety in Practice: A Guidebook for Managers
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Individual Exercise
How do you measure the degree of psychological safety in your workplace and on your
team? Start with the statements below. If you aren't feeling the degree of psychological
safety you think you should, check out scenario #3 (on page 24) for tips on how to
practice self-care and get the support you need.
This exercise lists seven statements that can be used to assess the degree of
psychological safety that you and your team members feel.
For each statement, answer: I agree, I agree somewhat, or I disagree.
Statement #1: People are able to bring up problems and tough issues.
Statement #2: No one would deliberately act in a way that undermines someone else's
efforts.
Statement #3: My unique skills and talents are valued and utilized by the organization.
Statement #4: I feel safe to take risks.
Statement #5: It is difficult to ask others for help.
Statement #6: If I make a mistake, it is often held against me.
Statement #7: I or others feel rejected for being different.
Team Exercise
Talk to your team about your commitment to psychological safety and invite those who
are interested to respond to the statements above. Use the comparison between their
responses and yours to begin a conversation toward maintaining, improving, or creating
a psychologically safe team environment.
Agree
Somewhat
Agree
Disagree
People are able to bring up problems and
tough issues.
No one would deliberately act in a way that
undermines someone else's efforts.
My unique skills and talents are valued and utilized
by the organization and my team.
I feel safe to take risks.
It is difficult to ask others for help.
If I make a mistake, it is often held against me.
I or others feel rejected for being different.
