LeaderFactor’s Post

How often as a leader do you pause to reflect on how you are about to communicate, and will it either cause a threat or reward/safe response in the other person⁉️ Will you encourage engagement or presenteeism after you speak? Is there room to ask clarifying questions by others? What is the financial and time costs when the fear to speak up is present in the workplace? What are the organizational and operational risks to silence in the workplace, where #conflict supposedly doesn’t exist? Want to learn more⁉️ Join myself and Peter Kelly 💙 present at the #ADRIC - ADR Institute of Canada National Convention Oct 2025 in the topic of #psychologicalsafety in the ADT profession!

What is psychological safety? What does it mean for us as individuals? What happens when it is high and how does it benefit us and our work and our community. In the second installment of this short series on psychological safety I talk about where it comes from and how it impacts us positively. #psychologicalsafety #hrcommunity #engagingpeople #managementdevelopment

Creating psychological safety is a long process. Destroying it is much faster and easier. Learn how to do this most effectively. Works for leaders and parents. Instant effect. #PsychologicalSafety

What is #psychologicalsafety, and why is it so critical to our performance at work and to our success in relationships? Here's a thought experiment to illustrate: Take a moment to cast back in your memory to one of those days when you were a kid, sitting at a table decked out with pens and paper and maybe even some scissors and glitter glue. Before you is an expanse of time in which you are free to sit and draw, or write, or paint, or build anything you want with the tools in front of you. Feeling into that feeling if you can—how does this scenario feel in your chest, your stomach, your hands, your mind? Now imagine that behind you stands an adult with arms crossed and a concerned/critical/disappointed look on their face. You still have that expanse of time. They even tell you that you are free to create whatever you want. What's happening to that feeling now? How does this addition to the scenario impact (or not) your felt sensation of the scene? Likely what felt exciting, lighthearted, and expansive began to feel uncomfortable, restrictive, and even fraught with internal conflict with the presence of that observant, even judgemental presence. The contrast between the first state and the second is a simple illustration of the difference between psychological safety and a lack thereof. In the first, there is curiosity, possibility, and self-trust; in the second, there is anxiety, self-doubt, and worry. In the former, creativity thrives; in the latter, it dies on the vine. Facilitating psychological safety in the workplace, in the family unit, indeed anywhere, is tricky. Even when you get it right, there will be times when you don't. This is why #traumainformed leaders, facilitators, and psychologists aim to create "safe enough" spaces: because we know that safety means different things to different people, and that what is safe for some may still be dangerous for others, in particular for those who within the "visible minority". Ultimately, in every circumstance, the foundational ingredient to fostering and building psychological safety anywhere, with anyone, is trust. There simply cannot be a felt sense of safety for any one of us where trust is missing from the equation. So, a question to leave you with, which you can apply to your #leadership style, your #parenting style, or the way you show up in your marriage or friendships or even life in general: What is my overall relationship to trust in my life right now? In what areas do I feel it deeply, and where/with whom might I be experiencing it at a deficit? Am I embodying trust in my important relationships? If so, am I able to lean into it further, and if not, how can I begin to (re)build trust over time?

📢 Very important insights here! My experience in unlocking high potential in human beings has taught me that: Individuals that have learned ways to feel emotions before reacting on them - are more likely to develop psychological safety. This is important to understand because sometimes ➡ what actually needs attention is something else than the fruit it will lead us to. Something a lot easier to achieve: ☝️like for instance learning how to wait and feel, if even just for a short while, before acting. 💡

Psychological safety forms the foundation for psychological well-being, highlighting the importance of addressing basic needs to cultivate a thriving environment where individuals can truly flourish. And… here are the 4 stages… #psychologicalsafety

Are you in Psychological Safety? Let me know in the comments #optimisticmindset #nurtureyoursef #PsychologicalSafety #WednesdayWisdom #DrNekeshiaHammond

Genuine Psychological safety is easy to spot if you know what to look for! #psychologicalsafety

Insightful work from the Center for Creative Leadership Even when you understand how much this matters, it can be tough to know practically what to do or say on a standard Monday morning or a hard-going Thursday afternoon. Knowing this stuff is one thing 🧠 Putting it into practice is quite another 💭 Finding the courage to adapt your habitual behaviours, seeing yourself as potentially part of the problem - is uncomfortable 😐 And beyond the discomfort? The possibilities can be transformational! 🌟 #beyonddiscomfort #inspiringchange #invitation #liberateyourself #betheculturechange #psychologicalsafety

We are hard wired for safety. When a work environment is perceived as unsafe it leaves team members reacting from their limbic system and highjacks creativity and problem solving. There is nothing better than a team working towards a common goal from a place of collective synergy. Helping leaders do this is what I am all about.