From the course: Building Inclusive Work Communities
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Maintaining safe spaces
From the course: Building Inclusive Work Communities
Maintaining safe spaces
- Employees are encouraged to bring their authentic selves to work. And as a leader, you might struggle with defining what this really means. Regardless of how you view authenticity, what's clear is that no one will even try to be more open or vulnerable at work unless their workplace is psychologically safe. After this lesson, you'll know how to create psychologically safe spaces for both leaders and individual contributors in traditional and remote work communities. Harvard Business School Professor, Dr. Amy Edmondson defines psychological safety as a climate in which people are comfortable being and expressing themselves. Being comfortable means that employees aren't fearful of being ridiculed or losing their jobs. Work communities where psychological safety is evident are also more innovative, mainly because employees feel comfortable sharing ideas for new products, services or processes that help increase profits…
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