Sorting out hybrid work arrangements will require managers to rethink and expand one of strongest proven predictors of team effectiveness: psychological safety. When it comes to psychological safety, managers have traditionally focused on enabling candor and dissent with respect to work content. The problem is, as the boundary between work and life becomes increasingly blurry, managers must make staffing, scheduling, and coordination decisions that take into account employees’ personal circumstances — a categorically different domain.

Our Creating a Culture of Belonging Workshop explores the importance of Belonging and its connection to Diversity & Inclusion and presents a series of strategies and actions for creating a CoB.

This short microlearning helps learners understand what psychological safety means, why it matters and how to promote it in the workplace. Consider using the below facilitator guide to host a dialogue session after watching the video.

This short, interactive microlearning explores micromessages, the impact they can have in our workplaces and what we as individuals can do to mitigate the impact of micro-inequities and contribute to a culture of inclusion with micro-affirmations.

By infusing DEI conversation into our daily interactions we can become more aware and over time change our behaviors and contribute to a culture of inclusion. You will find five questions that are designed to inspire dialogue on the topic of psychological safety.

Extensive research demonstrates that most employees cover to some degree at work and that covering
has a negative impact at both the individual and organizational level. By promoting psychological safety,
we can create a workplace where employees are more comfortable bringing their whole selves to work,
are happier, more fulfilled and engaged and are more committed to organizational outcomes.

To create an environment where employees truly feel safe being themselves, expressing themselves and challenging one another requires undoing a lifetime of learned behavior.

Trust is the foundation for everything we do. But what do we do when it’s broken? In an eye-opening talk, Harvard Business School professor Frances Frei gives a crash course in trust: how to build it, maintain it and rebuild it.