In this episode, Mary Conquest speaks with Dr Peter Brace, a psychological safety consultant who helps organizations link respect and accountability through psychological safety to improve team performance.

He begins this engaging conversation by clarifying how much influence Safety professionals can have on psychological safety. Perhaps surprisingly for a consultant, Peter explains that you can’t create psychologically safe workplaces. Instead he describes the conditions required for this emergent quality.

Peter reveals the 5 key aspects of psychological safety (as defined by leading neuroscientist David Rock): Status, Certainty, Autonomy, Relatedness, and Fairness - and how these conditions can be assessed and cultivated.

He also clears up the common misconceptions about psychological safety, highlights the key benefits and explains how this quality can be easily measured.

Safety practitioners will learn how psychological safety is an important precursor for physical health and safety, while deepening awareness of the importance of diversity and inclusion.

Find out more about Peter’s work:

Human Capital Realisation

Peter recommends the work of Professor Amy Edmondson and Dr. Timothy Clark

Dr Peter Barce on LinkedIn:

Peter Brace PhD | LinkedIn

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