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.