238: The Growing Psychological Safety Disconnect Between Leaders And Employees with Julie Kratz

The Diversity Pivot

Psychological safety, defined simply, is the ability to say or do hard things without the fear of retaliation at work. In a competitive labor market, it is a must-have, not a nice-to-have. Julie breaks down new research showing:

• 42% of managers feel psychologically safe compared to 57% of executives
• 40% of leaders agreed that if they made a mistake, it would be held against them
• 53% of employees feel safe to take a risk versus 76% of executives
• 68% of employees agreed that no one on their teams would deliberately undermine them

Read more on Forbes here and find Julie at www.nextpivotpoint.com.