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5 Tips for Building Psychological Safety at Work | With Elizabeth Cann
Elizabeth Cann shares five powerful tips to build psychological safety at work. From reframing failure and leading with vulnerability to encouraging open dialogue, she reveals how inclusive, trusting teams drive innovation and high performance.
5 Tips for Building Psychological Safety at Work | With Elizabeth Cann
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October 20, 2025
In this Includability Shorts episode, Elizabeth Cann, Performance and Leadership Coach, joins Dave to explore how organisations can create psychologically safe environments that boost innovation, engagement, and wellbeing. Elizabeth explains why psychological safety – the ability for people to be their authentic selves without fear of judgement – is one of the strongest predictors of high-performing teams.
Key Takeaways:
- Reframe Failure as Learning: Treat mistakes as opportunities for growth, not blame, by focusing on process rather than people.
- Lead with Vulnerability: Leaders should go first by sharing small misses and learnings, showing it’s safe to be imperfect.
- The Seven-Second Rule: Allow silence after asking questions to give introverts and deep thinkers space to contribute.
- Ask for Input with Humility: Invite open, honest feedback with questions like “What’s the biggest flaw in this plan?” to encourage contribution, not conflict.
- Set Team Norms for Conflict: Establish simple ground rules to ensure debates focus on ideas, not individuals.
Psychological safety builds trust, creativity, and stronger teams. This episode offers practical ways for leaders to foster openness and inclusion, helping every voice be heard.
Watch now and learn how to create workplaces where everyone feels valued, supported, and able to thrive.
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