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The single most important question you can ask to determine the level of psychological safety on a team is: “Is it expensive to be yourself?” Here’s a self-assessment that includes 12 common breaches of psychological safety that routinely occur in organizations. Ask yourself if you have experienced any of these breaches in the last 24 hours: 1. Have you felt excluded in a social setting? 2. Have you been afraid to ask a question? 3. Have you remained silent when you knew the answer to a problem? 4. Have you had someone else steal credit for something you did? 5. Have you given a suggestion that was ignored? 6. Have you been rudely interrupted in a meeting? 7. Have you felt that you were the target of a negative stereotype? 8. Have you faced retaliation for challenging the status quo? 9. Have you had a boss who asked for feedback but didn’t really want it? 10. Have you been publicly shamed or made fun of? 11. Have you been punished for making an honest mistake? 12. Have you been made to feel inferior? Is there a human being that hasn’t experienced at least one of these breaches of psychological safety? Unfortunately not, they happen every day. No wonder most teams don’t perform at capacity. No wonder so many employees feel disengaged. No wonder we often feel that it’s expensive to be ourselves! When you respect your teams' innate humanity and permit them to engage across psychological safety's four stages, you create sanctuaries of inclusion and incubators of innovation. Only then will your people will feel safe to be their authentic selves and will create value exponentially.

The single most important question you can ask to determine the level of psychological safety on a team is: “Is it expensive to be yourself?” Here’s a self-assessment that includes 12 common breaches of psychological safety that routinely occur in organizations. Ask yourself if you have experienced any of these breaches in the last 24 hours: 1. Have you felt excluded in a social setting? 2. Have you been afraid to ask a question? 3. Have you remained silent when you knew the answer to a problem? 4. Have you had someone else steal credit for something you did? 5. Have you given a suggestion that was ignored? 6. Have you been rudely interrupted in a meeting? 7. Have you felt that you were the target of a negative stereotype? 8. Have you faced retaliation for challenging the status quo? 9. Have you had a boss who asked for feedback but didn’t really want it? 10. Have you been publicly shamed or made fun of? 11. Have you been punished for making an honest mistake? 12. Have you been made to feel inferior? Is there a human being that hasn’t experienced at least one of these breaches of psychological safety? Unfortunately not, they happen every day. No wonder most teams don’t perform at capacity. No wonder so many employees feel disengaged. No wonder we often feel that it’s expensive to be ourselves! When you respect your teams' innate humanity and permit them to engage across psychological safety's four stages, you create sanctuaries of inclusion and incubators of innovation. Only then will your people will feel safe to be their authentic selves and will create value exponentially.

The single most important question you can ask to determine the level of psychological safety on a team is: “Is it expensive to be yourself?” Here’s a self-assessment that includes 12 common breaches of psychological safety that routinely occur in organizations. Ask yourself if you have experienced any of these breaches in the last 24 hours: 1. Have you felt excluded in a social setting? 2. Have you been afraid to ask a question? 3. Have you remained silent when you knew the answer to a problem? 4. Have you had someone else steal credit for something you did? 5. Have you given a suggestion that was ignored? 6. Have you been rudely interrupted in a meeting? 7. Have you felt that you were the target of a negative stereotype? 8. Have you faced retaliation for challenging the status quo? 9. Have you had a boss who asked for feedback but didn’t really want it? 10. Have you been publicly shamed or made fun of? 11. Have you been punished for making an honest mistake? 12. Have you been made to feel inferior? Is there a human being that hasn’t experienced at least one of these breaches of psychological safety? Unfortunately not, they happen every day. No wonder most teams don’t perform at capacity. No wonder so many employees feel disengaged. No wonder we often feel that it’s expensive to be ourselves! When you respect your teams' innate humanity and permit them to engage across psychological safety's four stages, you create sanctuaries of inclusion and incubators of innovation. Only then will your people will feel safe to be their authentic selves and will create value exponentially.

The single most important question you can ask to determine the level of psychological safety on a team is: “Is it expensive to be yourself?” Here’s a self-assessment that includes 12 common breaches of psychological safety that routinely occur in organizations. Ask yourself if you have experienced any of these breaches in the last 24 hours: 1. Have you felt excluded in a social setting? 2. Have you been afraid to ask a question? 3. Have you remained silent when you knew the answer to a problem? 4. Have you had someone else steal credit for something you did? 5. Have you given a suggestion that was ignored? 6. Have you been rudely interrupted in a meeting? 7. Have you felt that you were the target of a negative stereotype? 8. Have you faced retaliation for challenging the status quo? 9. Have you had a boss who asked for feedback but didn’t really want it? 10. Have you been publicly shamed or made fun of? 11. Have you been punished for making an honest mistake? 12. Have you been made to feel inferior? Is there a human being that hasn’t experienced at least one of these breaches of psychological safety? Unfortunately not, they happen every day. No wonder most teams don’t perform at capacity. No wonder so many employees feel disengaged. No wonder we often feel that it’s expensive to be ourselves! When you respect your teams' innate humanity and permit them to engage across psychological safety's four stages, you create sanctuaries of inclusion and incubators of innovation. Only then will your people will feel safe to be their authentic selves and will create value exponentially.

The single most important question you can ask to determine the level of psychological safety on a team is: “Is it expensive to be yourself?” Here’s a self-assessment that includes 12 common breaches of psychological safety that routinely occur in organizations. Ask yourself if you have experienced any of these breaches in the last 24 hours: 1. Have you felt excluded in a social setting? 2. Have you been afraid to ask a question? 3. Have you remained silent when you knew the answer to a problem? 4. Have you had someone else steal credit for something you did? 5. Have you given a suggestion that was ignored? 6. Have you been rudely interrupted in a meeting? 7. Have you felt that you were the target of a negative stereotype? 8. Have you faced retaliation for challenging the status quo? 9. Have you had a boss who asked for feedback but didn’t really want it? 10. Have you been publicly shamed or made fun of? 11. Have you been punished for making an honest mistake? 12. Have you been made to feel inferior? Is there a human being that hasn’t experienced at least one of these breaches of psychological safety? Unfortunately not, they happen every day. No wonder most teams don’t perform at capacity. No wonder so many employees feel disengaged. No wonder we often feel that it’s expensive to be ourselves! When you respect your teams' innate humanity and permit them to engage across psychological safety's four stages, you create sanctuaries of inclusion and incubators of innovation. Only then will your people will feel safe to be their authentic selves and will create value exponentially.

The single most important question you can ask to determine the level of psychological safety on a team is: “Is it expensive to be yourself?” Here’s a self-assessment that includes 12 common breaches of psychological safety that routinely occur in organizations. Ask yourself if you have experienced any of these breaches in the last 24 hours: 1. Have you felt excluded in a social setting? 2. Have you been afraid to ask a question? 3. Have you remained silent when you knew the answer to a problem? 4. Have you had someone else steal credit for something you did? 5. Have you given a suggestion that was ignored? 6. Have you been rudely interrupted in a meeting? 7. Have you felt that you were the target of a negative stereotype? 8. Have you faced retaliation for challenging the status quo? 9. Have you had a boss who asked for feedback but didn’t really want it? 10. Have you been publicly shamed or made fun of? 11. Have you been punished for making an honest mistake? 12. Have you been made to feel inferior? Is there a human being that hasn’t experienced at least one of these breaches of psychological safety? Unfortunately not, they happen every day. No wonder most teams don’t perform at capacity. No wonder so many employees feel disengaged. No wonder we often feel that it’s expensive to be ourselves! When you respect your teams' innate humanity and permit them to engage across psychological safety's four stages, you create sanctuaries of inclusion and incubators of innovation. Only then will your people will feel safe to be their authentic selves and will create value exponentially.

The single most important question you can ask to determine the level of psychological safety on a team is: “Is it expensive to be yourself?” Here’s a self-assessment that includes 12 common breaches of psychological safety that routinely occur in organizations. Ask yourself if you have experienced any of these breaches in the last 24 hours: 1. Have you felt excluded in a social setting? 2. Have you been afraid to ask a question? 3. Have you remained silent when you knew the answer to a problem? 4. Have you had someone else steal credit for something you did? 5. Have you given a suggestion that was ignored? 6. Have you been rudely interrupted in a meeting? 7. Have you felt that you were the target of a negative stereotype? 8. Have you faced retaliation for challenging the status quo? 9. Have you had a boss who asked for feedback but didn’t really want it? 10. Have you been publicly shamed or made fun of? 11. Have you been punished for making an honest mistake? 12. Have you been made to feel inferior? Is there a human being that hasn’t experienced at least one of these breaches of psychological safety? Unfortunately not, they happen every day. No wonder most teams don’t perform at capacity. No wonder so many employees feel disengaged. No wonder we often feel that it’s expensive to be ourselves! When you respect your teams' innate humanity and permit them to engage across psychological safety's four stages, you create sanctuaries of inclusion and incubators of innovation. Only then will your people will feel safe to be their authentic selves and will create value exponentially.

The single most important question you can ask to determine the level of psychological safety on a team is: “Is it expensive to be yourself?” Here’s a self-assessment that includes 12 common breaches of psychological safety that routinely occur in organizations. Ask yourself if you have experienced any of these breaches in the last 24 hours: 1. Have you felt excluded in a social setting? 2. Have you been afraid to ask a question? 3. Have you remained silent when you knew the answer to a problem? 4. Have you had someone else steal credit for something you did? 5. Have you given a suggestion that was ignored? 6. Have you been rudely interrupted in a meeting? 7. Have you felt that you were the target of a negative stereotype? 8. Have you faced retaliation for challenging the status quo? 9. Have you had a boss who asked for feedback but didn’t really want it? 10. Have you been publicly shamed or made fun of? 11. Have you been punished for making an honest mistake? 12. Have you been made to feel inferior? Is there a human being that hasn’t experienced at least one of these breaches of psychological safety? Unfortunately not, they happen every day. No wonder most teams don’t perform at capacity. No wonder so many employees feel disengaged. No wonder we often feel that it’s expensive to be ourselves! When you respect your teams' innate humanity and permit them to engage across psychological safety's four stages, you create sanctuaries of inclusion and incubators of innovation. Only then will your people will feel safe to be their authentic selves and will create value exponentially.

The single most important question you can ask to determine the level of psychological safety on a team is: “Is it expensive to be yourself?” Here’s a self-assessment that includes 12 common breaches of psychological safety that routinely occur in organizations. Ask yourself if you have experienced any of these breaches in the last 24 hours: 1. Have you felt excluded in a social setting? 2. Have you been afraid to ask a question? 3. Have you remained silent when you knew the answer to a problem? 4. Have you had someone else steal credit for something you did? 5. Have you given a suggestion that was ignored? 6. Have you been rudely interrupted in a meeting? 7. Have you felt that you were the target of a negative stereotype? 8. Have you faced retaliation for challenging the status quo? 9. Have you had a boss who asked for feedback but didn’t really want it? 10. Have you been publicly shamed or made fun of? 11. Have you been punished for making an honest mistake? 12. Have you been made to feel inferior? Is there a human being that hasn’t experienced at least one of these breaches of psychological safety? Unfortunately not, they happen every day. No wonder most teams don’t perform at capacity. No wonder so many employees feel disengaged. No wonder we often feel that it’s expensive to be ourselves! When you respect your teams' innate humanity and permit them to engage across psychological safety's four stages, you create sanctuaries of inclusion and incubators of innovation. Only then will your people will feel safe to be their authentic selves and will create value exponentially.