Psychological Safety in the Workplace

Are your employees comfortable sharing their ideas?

Hey there, welcome to this week’s edition of the Safety First Journal.

This week I want to talk a bit about a subject that is often underestimated in the world of EHS, psychological safety.

Psychological safety refers to the perceived ability of employees to speak their mind, take risks and make mistakes without the fear of censure by their managers and colleagues. When employees feel this way, it paves the way for creativity, innovation and learning. Psychological safety can be a key business advantage for your company.

And yet we’ve all known or heard of companies who don’t operate this way.

Businesses that are overly hierarchical tend to discourage input from workers further down the food chain, or worse, censure employees for speaking up in a way that doesn’t tow the company line. As a result, these companies miss opportunities when employees are afraid to speak up and often have probl…