Unlock Google’s Teamwork Secrets: What Small Business Leaders Never Knew Could Transform Their Success
On Google’s internal “rework” website where the results and recommendations are posted explains psychological safety as:
“an individual’s perception of the consequences of taking an interpersonal risk or a belief that a team is safe for risk taking in the face of being seen as ignorant, incompetent, negative, or disruptive. In a team with high psychological safety, teammates feel safe to take risks around their team members. They feel confident that no one on the team will embarrass or punish anyone else for admitting a mistake, asking a question, or offering a new idea.”
This is rarely present.
