{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Modern Manager","title":"272: Why Psychological Safety at Work Matters and How to Establish It","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2094,"description":"Is your team safe enough at work? Just like physical safety in the workplace, we also need psychological safety if we want people to do their best at work.Psychological safety is about creating a safe space where team members feel comfortable taking risks, sharing their thoughts or ideas, and making mistakes without worrying about ridicule, punishment, or exclusion. And today’s guest is just the right person to talk about psychological safety at work.Today’s guest is Rich Fernandez. Rich is the CEO of SIY Global and a former Executive Director for People Development at Google. His Ph.D. in Psychology from Columbia University, as well as his extensive background in senior leadership for multiple Fortune 500 companies, has made him an unmatched thought leader in the industry of workplace psychology. Rich is an expert in cultivating workplace environments that foster emotional intelligence and mindfulness from the top down. In this episode, Rich and I talk about psychological safety and the interplay between trust, inclusion, belonging, and safety. He also shares why psychological safety at work matters and how you can foster more of it within your team.Join the conversation now!Get FREE mini-sketchnotes with the big idea from the week’s episode delivered to your inbox when you subscribe to my weekly email.Conversation Topics(00:00) Intro(01:41) What is psychological safety, and how is it different from trust?(05:43) How psychological safety and trust go hand-in-hand(07:26) An example of psychological safety in Rich’s team  (10:02) How do you know if you’re fostering psychological safety in your team(13:03) Two ways for managers to create psychological safety at work(17:18) How to create an atmosphere where all team members can freely share their perspectives(19:10) How to handle dissenting views without scaring off your team members(22:34) Challenges that managers need to overcome when cultivating psychological safety in the team(29:17) A great manager that Rich...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/vh03-o0OUKG7JnFjtDqtJmV0y385f5sQOifebswPa_E/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQzNjM5LzE2OTA1/Nzg4MDYtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}