Psychological Safety: The Secret Weapon of High-Performing Teams with Dr. Jessica Tonissen

This week, Pia and Dan discuss psychological safety with Dr Jessica Tonissen, leadership and wellbeing coach, Doctor of Psychology and Associate Director at InLightening in Melbourne.Dr Tonissen dispels some of the myths and misunderstandings around the term, how psychological safety does not have to come at the expense of performance, and that there's a difference between safety and artificial harmony.The conversation also touches on our ingrained fear of rejection, and how it stimulates our fight-or-flight response.LinksPsychological Safety Isn't the Same as Being ComfortablePsychological Safety and Learning Behavior in Work Teams, by Amy EdmondsonRejection Really Hurts, UCLA Psychologists FindThe Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth, by Amy EdmondsonSquadify