7. Esther Vergeer

Esther Vergeer, former professional wheelchair tennis player who was the world No. 1 in women's wheelchair singles from 1999 to her retirement in February 2013. Currently Esther is Chef de Mission for Team NL and ABN AMRO Tennis Tournament Director and with that, has experienced what it means to thrive in a psychologically safe environment during her career as well as how you can set a psychologically safe environment yourself in a high pressure environment. In this episode, she lets us in on how she developed her career, how that brought her where she is now and what impact psychological safety had in all of it.

What is Psychological Safety; What can we learn from people with a different perspective…?

Often we get the question from our clients; “We need to do something with Psychological Safety in our organization, but how do we approach this sensitive topic?” One of the key elements of psychological safety is having an open dialogue and feeling free to speak up. That is why we do not shy away from this topic but start to have conversations about it. Join us when we talk with a variety of people in senior leadership positions with a different perspective. We will hear the impact of time pressure and stressful situations on behavior and trust and learn how psychological safety is perceived and embedded in their organizations. The wisdom that these people share most certainly provides inspiration and sense of awareness, but mostly opens-up the dialogue about psychological safety.