‘Psychological safety is a shared belief that the team is safe for interpersonal risk taking.[1] It can be defined as “being able to show and employ one’s self without fear of negative consequences of self-image, status or career” (Kahn 1990, p. 708).[2] In psychologically safe teams, team members feel accepted and respected. It is also the most studied enabling condition in group dynamics and team learning research.’
‘Psychological safety benefits organizations and teams in many different ways. The following are the most widely empirically supported consequences of a team being psychologically safe:[10]
- Improves likelihood that an attempted process innovation will be successful[11]
- Increases amount members learn from mistakes[12]
- Boosts employee engagement[13][14]
- Improves team innovation[15]‘
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