Ep. 300: Psychological Safety as the Foundation of Wellbeing

We discussed how the impact of trust, openness, and the ability to speak up without fear can contribute to reducing stress, improving collaboration, increasing motivation, and enhancing performance. We also talked about leadership behaviors that encourage (or damage) psychological safety. In this episode: Bijou Attey, Tom Bradshaw, LindaAnn Rogers, Cam Dunson, Nic Krueger, Dr. Emi Barresi, Jagadesh Chander, Jerilyn White, Lee Crowson, Rich Cruz, Natasha Desjardins I/O Career Accelerator Course: https://www.seboc.com/job Visit us https://www.seboc.com/ Follow us on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/sebocLI Join an open-mic event: https://www.seboc.com/events *References Aboramadan, M., & Kundi, Y. M. (2023). Emotional culture of joy and happiness at work as a facet of wellbeing: A mediation of psychological safety and relational attachment. Personnel Review, 52(3), 567–583. https://doi.org/10.1108/PR-04-2021-0285 Castro, E. (2023). The role of psychological safety on employee wellbeing in the Finnish startup environment. [Unpublished manuscript]. https://doi.org/10.1108/PR-04-2021-0285 Clarke, E., Naswall, K., Masselot, A., & Malinen, S. (2024). Feeling safe to speak up: Leaders improving employee wellbeing through psychological safety. ResearchGate. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Emma-Clarke-36/publication/388525332_Feeling_safe_to_speak_up_Leaders_improving_employee_wellbeing_through_psychological_safety/links/67e253c33ad6d174c4bdc798/Feeling-safe-to-speak-up-Leaders-improving-employee-wellbeing-through-psychological-safety.pdf Clarke, E., Naswall, K., Masselot, A., & Malinen, S. (2025). Safe to stay: The role of leader behaviors and psychological safety in employee retention in high-demand workplaces. International Journal of Organizational Analysis, 33(1), 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1177/23970022251337643 Day, A. (2019). Building a foundation for psychologically healthy workplaces and well-being. Wiley. https://media.public.gr/Books-PDF/9781118469460-0830964.pdf Zhang, Z., & Song, P. (2020). Multi-level effects of humble leadership on employees’ work well-being: The roles of psychological safety and error management climate. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 571840. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.571840