When teams create a non-judgemental space, people are more likely to propose innovative ideas. Psychological safety helps people bring their full creativity to problem-solving–and that’s when teams really thrive.
Discover some Action Steps that teams can try right away to promote a culture of safety in organizations.
With everything that’s happened in the last year, the effects of the pandemic are still very real and will continue to affect us for some time. One of those effects is this feeling of constant overwhelm. Overwhelm by emotions, change, information, grief, and the unknown that is ultimately scraping away at our overall well-being. We mustn’t forget that our well-being is always important and just because time has passed since the beginning of the pandemic doesn’t mean that it’s gotten any easier to manage.
Research shows us that there are certain factors that affect cultivating and building our resilience, and it comes from a collection of studies that looked into how humans who have faced prolonged situations of trauma and stress has managed to survive and also thrive - in other words, humans who demonstrated a high level of resilience.