Psychological Safety

Increased psychological safety helps people feel safe to take risks, admit mistakes, and ask for feedback.

To increase Psychological Safety, 15Five recommends...

Set clear agreements.

Set clear agreements (vs. expectations) with those you are close to.
Strengthen your relationships.

Develop more high-quality connections and stronger relationships.
Conduct a feedforward interview

Celebrate wins with those you are close to and discuss what led to those wins.

Additional resources

Questions adapted with approval from Edmondson, A. (1999). Psychological safety and learning behavior in work teams. Administrative Science Quarterly, 44(2), 350-383.

Bigony, C. (2019). 15Five: Technology aligned to the science of thriving. (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

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Set clear agreements.

Strengthen your relationships.

Conduct a feedforward interview