Psychological Safety Belief

A Psychological Safety Belief is a belief that a team member is safe for interpersonal risk taking.

• Context:
  • It can be supported by an Organizational Psychological Safety Culture.
• See: Shared Belief, Mindfulness, Group Dynamics, Team Learning, Trust (Social Sciences), Group Cohesiveness, Leadership, Participatory Management, Inclusive Management, Team Composition, Organizational Learning.

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References

2020

• (Wikipedia, 2020) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_safety Retrieved:2020-2-27.
  • Psychological safety is being able to show and employ one's self without fear of negative consequences of self-image, status or career (Kahn 1990, p. 708). It is "a condition in which you feel (1) included, (2) safe to learn, (3) safe to contribute, and (4) safe to challenge the status quo- all without fear of being embarrassed, marginalized or punished in some way."(Timothy R Clark, 2019) It can also be defined as a shared belief that the team is safe for interpersonal risk taking. 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.

2016

• (Wikipedia, 2016) ⇒ http://wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_safety#Causes Retrieved:2016-2-26.
  • Leaders as well as some aspects of the team can increase team members’ psychological safety. Two aspects of leadership have been shown to be particularly instrumental in creating a psychological safe team. They are leaders using:
    1. Participatory management
    2. Inclusive management There are also two aspects of a team that help improve its psychological safety. They are:
       1. A clear team structure where members understand their role on the team
       2. Strong relationships between cohesive team members

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