Creating Psychological Safety in Teams: Part 1 - Roundtable

This Roundtable begins with a summary of the first podcast of the series in which a strong case for psychological safety is made. Put succintly, psychological safety is a necessary ingredient in sustained high performance because it is very good for us physically and emotionally, and enhances collaboration and results in less stress. Topics discussed included: 'practical idealism' (a notion derived from John Dewey and Mohatma Ghandi) which emphasized the balance of what's 'right' with what's 'possible'; the terrible effects of micromanaging on performance and wellbeing; and distinguishing healthy egos from 'big' egos, the latter being destructive of psychological safety.