#245 What is Psychological Safety at Work?

The Diverse Minds Podcast

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.

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 with psychological safety. [01:25]
• What you can do to create psychological safety. [03:37]
• The meaning of challenge. [06:23]
• The importance of providing support. [07:39]

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.
• This is about challenging certain things in a professional manner.
• It’s important to provide everyone with training on feedback

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
• 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

Work with me

Have a look at my online work-life balance course on Thinkific. You can access it here: http://bit.ly/DMMHPONC

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