Welcome to the 245th episode of the award-winning Diverse Minds podcast. May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and this year’s theme is “Moments for Movement” – all about the powerful connection between physical activity and mental well-being. In this podcast series, we’ll be setting the stage for positive mental health conversations in the workplace. To kick off I ask what is psychological safety at work?
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In today’s show on What is Psychological Safety at Work?
- About my TEDx talk. [00:43]
- Why I decided to kick off this series talking about psychological safety. [01:25]
- What you can do to create psychological safety. [03:37]
- The importance of providing support to all. [07:39]
- Ways to challenge with respect. [09:35]
Quotes on What is Psychological Safety at Work?
- Psychological safety leads to increased engagement
- Psychological safety also helps with continuous learning and development.
- You don’t want your workplace to be like a family, you want it to be a professional community!
- This is about challenging certain things in a professional manner.
- How can we learn from mistakes, not pass the blame parcel and have self-compassion.
Resources on What is Psychological Safety at Work?
- Episode #125 Doing Less Being More
- Enhancing Employee Engagement: Unlocking the 4 Key Elements of Psychological Safety in the Workplace
- Episode #39 Resilience and Mental Health
- Join my Mailing List and receive a white paper on mental health and inclusion here
- Check out my TEDx talk: The Connection between Culture, Race and Mental Health
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