Psychological Safety, Belonging, Trust and Inclusion with Ian Webster

In this episode Kami, Ishreen and Ian Webster explore the idea of psychological safety and demystify what it is and how it impacts an organisation
Ian is a change consultant with a passion for exploring  how the human dimensions of business can drive performance and in this lively discussion they unpick what psychological safety really is and how it is linked to the fundamental need we all have to belong
As the nature of teams in any organisation changes the need to understand more fully what psychological safety is key to creating diverse and high-performing teams
 
KEY TAKEAWAYS
It’s the ability and belief people have that they can speak up
It’s a primal need that we all have and is linked to belonging
The interaction between the individuals in a team is vital for psychological safety
People with different perspectives coming together can create high-performing teams if the individuals experience psychological safety
Inclusion is what you need to pair with diversity to create high-performance teams  
If you work towards psychological safety you will also meet many elements of inclusion
Psychological safety is about what the group collectively believe
In any organisation, the culture is made up of a series of subcultures and structures
The management is a point of the high level of leverage for building psychological safety
 
BEST MOMENTS
‘It’s people feeling safe and that others have their back’
A greater degree of diversity creates greater potential’
‘You can’t have psychological safety unless you have trust as a foundation and they do interplay’
 
 
VALUABLE RESOURCES
Privilege Survey  https://intelligentlinking261447.typeform.com/to/SNkQvD0v
Website: https://belongingpioneers.com/privilege-research-and-podcast
Email: [email protected]
Useful links: https://linktr.ee/BelongingPioneers
 
 
ABOUT THE HOSTS
Ishreen Bradley is a Strategic Pioneer who guides Professional Leaders to navigate complex situations and achieve success with clarity, confidence, and courage. Her focus is to cultivate mindsets and cultures that acknowledge valuable differences, inclusive behaviours, and authentic leadership.  She advises, consults, trains, and coaches senior leaders through her compassionate, intuitive and incisive approach - facilitating them to develop themselves and their teams towards their growth strategy.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ishreenbradley/
 
Kami Nuttall is a culture at work expert, derived from 20 years of experience working with organizations, seeing how they work from a governance, risk, ways of working and people perspectives - understanding the human experience at work. And because she is committed to human development, she is building on her psychology and social anthropology background – she has trained with the Anti-Discrimination Foundation on culture, heritage, and anti-discrimination practices, and is a qualified hypnotherapist. Her purpose is to help leaders create cultures that are inclusive, and psychologically safe, that enable people to safely speak up.  She is driven to do this work because of her belief that organisations should maintain and evidence high standards of accountability towards their people and customers.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaminuttall-cultureguru-cultureauditor/
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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