Create psychological safety across teams

It has been a wonderful process with many valuable discussions. It was an advantage for us in the leadership group to go through it first, and then have it implemented at the team level. It’s also been beneficial that all teams participated, as it has created a shared language throughout the entire organization. Within the leadership group, we’ve become more aware of behaviors and have had some conversations with certain employees. In those discussions, it’s been helpful to refer back to the course, which everyone has completed. So, we are pleased and thank you for a great course.

I ran the program with two teams: one with a high degree of psychological safety and one where there were many underlying conflicts. I was surprised that the program actually added value in both cases. In the ‘well-functioning team,’ we had some realizations that we hadn’t been collectively aware of, and in the other team, we were able to discuss familiar challenges in a new way. Overall, it led to some insights and positive energy in the short term, as well as agreements to revisit tasks to prevent regression.The tasks provided the most value, though they can’t stand alone. The most impactful task involved writing down what was challenging—set up as a semi-anonymous brainstorming exercise, which was surprisingly effective. Even though anonymity was compromised by factors like participant numbers, handwriting, and distinctive phrasing, this ‘pseudo-anonymity’ seemed to give people the courage to express more vulnerable thoughts and concerns.My team and I were initially very skeptical—a workshop based on videos sounded like something devised by an overly clever economist trying to cut costs, and we were concerned it might turn into yet another dull lecture. But it didn’t feel that way at all.

"The material is pleasant to look at, and it is comfortable and easy to follow the video. People were very positive. It has definitely sparked some thoughts among everyone. We had a team meeting yesterday, and even something as simple as framing one's point has gained new attention from us."

"What we learned was to develop a common language around psychological safety. I think it gave us a very good understanding of what it truly means. Before we started, we thought we had a very safe environment, but we also learned a lot of new things. It's a very small effort with a big payoff, especially for the overall understanding and shared language within the team."

"The program has given me and our team a language for and increased awareness of what psychological safety is and how we can recognize and act on it in our daily lives. This was done in a simple, impactful, and innovative way through a couple of workshops combined with your presence via recorded videos. In many ways, our eyes have been opened."

"I was pleasantly surprised at how easy it was to facilitate the sessions on psychological safety through the platform. The videos were clear and required minimal preparation. It felt like the presenters had visited us for a session where they introduced us to psychological safety in a simple and entertaining way. The meeting was engaging and included various exercises that helped strengthen the bond between team members. It is impressive to see what can be achieved in such a short time. If a team leader is serious about developing their team, I would highly recommend this product."