Psychological Safety: Psychological Safety for Employees
Learning objectives
- Define psychological safety and explain why it matters for team success, referencing research such as Google's Project Aristotle
- Recognize behaviors and situations that signal psychological safety or psychological danger in peer interactions
- Identify ways individual contributors influence team dynamics through everyday communication and actions
- Apply practical strategies to support peers, speak up constructively, and contribute to a psychologically safe environment
Course overview
Psychological safety grows or erodes through everyday interactions, and individual contributors shape it as much as anyone. Noticing who stays quiet, responding well when a colleague takes a risk, and raising concerns in specific, work-focused language all strengthen a team’s ability to be honest. The same habits make it easier to flag a problem early, support a peer, and bring a persistent pattern to someone who can act on it.
The individuals involved in the development and promotion of this course do not receive any compensation or financial benefits outside of their regular employment for their work on this course.
