Psychological Safety for Leaders

The course

This interactive 1-day workshop will outline the importance of psychological safety for successful teamwork and organisational growth. We will explore how to create high performing teams that can collaboratively initiate + challenge ideas, raise + solve issues and provide support. Psychological safety is essential for an innovative + dynamic workplace. This workshop is designed for leaders to build a psychologically safe culture with their team.

NB/ Members of the APS, the AASW + ACWA may also receive CPD hours toward their professional development requirements.

Learning Outcomes

Understand what psychological safety is and what it is not.
Understand the benefits of psychological safety – engagement/ creativity/ productivity – in creating professional wellbeing + organisational growth.
Understand the physiological impact of psychological safety on workplace engagement.
Explore the mindset + strategies to build a psychologically safe environment where team members are confident to speak-up + give feedback, take interpersonal risks and ask for assistance.
Explore how to overcome the major obstacles to creating a psychological safety culture.
Identify how to explore the current psychological safety within the team.
Identify the 3 core components as a leader in building a psychological safe culture with your team.
Explore the concept of above/below the line behaviours to reinforce psychological safety within the team.
Explore when to use ‘calling it out’ vs. ‘calling it in’.
Explore organisational values and how these impact the psychological safety of the team.
Understand how mindfulness assists with creating psychological safety as a leader.