Psychological safety training may be the worst way to help people feel safe...
I understand why people think psychological safety training will help people feel safe.
As a technical project manager, operations manager and executive leader with over 25 years of experience in high-stress high-pressure sectors, I also felt the same for many years.
Management and leadership gurus have taught us psychological safety strategies for years.
But here's the question I have for you: Is talking about something the same as having it?
Do you think people feel safe while working 60, 70, or 80-hour work weeks while the rest of their lives are put on hold?
If you're trying to manage, coach and lead people by telling them that this is a "safe space" while you're feeling anxiety and pressure to get results, do you think that feels safe for anyone, especially you?!
Do people even feel safe enough to say what's on their minds and in their hearts where you work?
The best teams and leaders don't sacrifice their lives to get results. The top-performing teams dare to be great and feel a deep calling to be their best in every area of their lives and work.
That's why when you listen to thought leaders like Brené Brown or Simon Sinek, you hear them talk about daring greatly and finding the 'why.'
But how do you do this practically in a demanding and chaotic world?
You learn how to listen systemically.
I call this creating a safe space at the speed of your presence.
Learning how to listen systemically equips you with five virtual safe space meetings contextualized for your systems and teams.
When you learn how to create a safe space like this, people feel safe and perform with new levels of awareness, consciousness and energy.
And the best part is that it nourishes the human spirit and soul in the process.
Psychological safety training may be the worst way to help people feel safe...
I understand why people think psychological safety training will help people feel safe.
As a technical project manager, operations manager and executive leader with over 25 years of experience in high-stress high-pressure sectors, I also felt the same for many years.
Management and leadership gurus have taught us psychological safety strategies for years.
But here's the question I have for you: Is talking about something the same as having it?
Do you think people feel safe while working 60, 70, or 80-hour work weeks while the rest of their lives are put on hold?
If you're trying to manage, coach and lead people by telling them that this is a "safe space" while you're feeling anxiety and pressure to get results, do you think that feels safe for anyone, especially you?!
Do people even feel safe enough to say what's on their minds and in their hearts where you work?
The best teams and leaders don't sacrifice their lives to get results. The top-performing teams dare to be great and feel a deep calling to be their best in every area of their lives and work.
That's why when you listen to thought leaders like Brené Brown or Simon Sinek, you hear them talk about daring greatly and finding the 'why.'
But how do you do this practically in a demanding and chaotic world?
You learn how to listen systemically.
I call this creating a safe space at the speed of your presence.
Learning how to listen systemically equips you with five virtual safe space meetings contextualized for your systems and teams.
When you learn how to create a safe space like this, people feel safe and perform with new levels of awareness, consciousness and energy.
And the best part is that it nourishes the human spirit and soul in the process.
