Beyond the Office: Psychological Safety in Personal Relationships

We all have relationships we wish to improve. The concepts behind The 4 Stages of  Psychological Safety™ can help us improve our relationships both at work and beyond the office into our everyday lives. This week Tim and Junior will get personal and discuss how recognizing and rewarding the vulnerable acts of others can make a positive impact on everyone around us. This is part one in a two-part mini series on this topic.

0:03:43 What is psychological safety? Psychological safety as we see it, is a culture of rewarded vulnerability, and culture is the way we interact. Junior asks the questions, can you separate culture and psychological safety? Where does culture live? What are the stakes?

0:12:11 Psychological safety includes emotional security and trust, but Tim and Junior explain why you can’t conflate trust and psychological safety.

0:20:57 What gets in our way? In many settings, family settings, with all kinds of relationships, and certainly in the workplace, you will be put under pressure and face trauma, stress, and strain. Even the best people in the world will be tested in terms of psychological safety in their personal relationships because they're going to find themselves under stress. 

0:29:01 Inclusion Safety–How do we improve? Tim and Junior apply the first of The 4 Stages of Psychological Safety framework to everyday life. 

0:46:00 Learner Safety–How do we improve? Tim and Junior apply the second of The 4 Stages of Psychological Safety framework to everyday life.