{"id":6614,"date":"2020-01-21T07:44:05","date_gmt":"2020-01-21T14:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.expertinhope.com\/?p=6614"},"modified":"2020-01-21T07:44:05","modified_gmt":"2020-01-21T14:44:05","slug":"psychological-health-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.expertinhope.com\/psychological-health-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Psychological Health & Safety?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Those of you who have been following me for a while have heard me mention this thing<\/em> called Psychological Health & Safety<\/strong>…but what the heck is it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Put simply…it’s our mental health. And how safe we feel being human and showing up in our communities, in our families and our workplaces regardless of our level of well-being on the scale from terrible to awesome. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I do believe our mental well-being appears on a scale and where we are on that scale will fluctuate day-to-day…sometimes, minute-to-minute \ud83d\ude42 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the leading thinkers and researchers in this space is Amy Edmonson and in her book, The Fearless Organization<\/a>, she defines psychological safety as \u201cthe belief that the work environment is safe for interpersonal risk factors\u201d. I interpret that to mean that the workplace is somewhere we can show up and be ourselves, respectfully and without judgement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A place where we feel heard, valued and included, where we contribute our best work to the collective good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It isn\u2019t about being nice\u2026it\u2019s about being candid and authentic, with integrity.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s not just about psychological health & safety in the workplace either – this thinking applies to all places in our lives…our families, our communities and our world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, what can we do to support increased levels of psychological health & safety in our workplace? Here are five ideas but I’d love to hear others you have in mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Approach conflict as a collaborator, not an adversary. <\/strong>Uncomfortable conversations are going to happen so if we can\napproach these with an open mind with an end towards collaboration instead of\nconfrontation, we\u2019re going to be successful in creating a psychologically safe\nspace. <\/li>
  2. Speak human to human. <\/strong>I know it sounds\nlike common sense to say that we\u2019re all human but in the heat of the moment,\nit\u2019s sometimes easy to forget. We all come into interactions with our own set\nof perceptions, life experiences and motivations and we don\u2019t intend to offend.<\/li>
  3. Anticipate reactions and plan countermoves. <\/strong>Planning for potential outcomes ahead of tough conversations or\nimportant meetings can go a long way towards creating a psychologically safe\nspace. Proactively considering how your listeners will respond can make for a\nsuccessful outcome.<\/li>
  4. Replace blame with curiosity. <\/strong>I really\nbelieve curiosity has the power to change the world \u2013 well, that and compassion\nwhich really go hand-in-hand. Ask questions, stay open-minded and curious. And\nmost importantly, listen to the answers. Stay present in the conversation, both\nmind and body, to hear and understand what the speaker is trying to say.<\/li>
  5. Ask for feedback on delivery. <\/strong>And\nfinally, ask for feedback. For most of us, these concepts are new. Treating\neach other fairly and respectfully isn\u2019t new of course but consciously\nrecognizing how we can create a psychologically safer workplace could be new.\nSo, check in with each other \u2013 it\u2019s a great way to learn, adjust and grow.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    You\u2019re going to hear a lot more on this topic in the coming weeks. Helping individuals and organizations increase levels of psychological health & safety in the workplace is a big focus area for me in 2020. I don’t think there’s anything more important than feeling safe and whatever I can do to help our families, our workplaces and our communities increase safety, I’m in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    (Special thanks to my friend, Ashlee, for the research and references!)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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