Psychological safety in teams

<p>This week, Pia and Dan discuss psychological safety with <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-jessica-tonissen/?originalSubdomain=au">Dr Jessica Tonissen</a>, leadership and wellbeing coach, Doctor of Psychology and Associate Director at InLightening in Melbourne.</p><p><br>Dr Tonissen dispels some of the myths and misunderstandings around the term, how psychological safety does not have to come at the expense of performance, and that there's a difference between safety and artificial harmony.</p><p><br>The conversation also touches on our ingrained fear of rejection, and how it stimulates our fight-or-flight response.</p><p><br><strong>Links</strong></p><ul> <li><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2020/04/06/psychological-safety-isnt-the-same-as-being-comfortable/">Psychological Safety Isn't the Same as Being Comfortable</a></li> <li> <a href="https://web.mit.edu/curhan/www/docs/Articles/15341_Readings/Group_Performance/Edmondson%20Psychological%20safety.pdf">Psychological Safety and Learning Behavior in Work Teams</a>, by Amy Edmondson</li> <li><a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/10/031010074045.htm">Rejection Really Hurts, UCLA Psychologists Find</a></li> <li> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1119477247/">The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth</a>, by Amy Edmondson</li> <li><a href="https://squadify.net/">Squadify</a></li> </ul>