Posts Tagged ‘psychological safety’
Psychological Safety, Part 2
William Kahn describes psychological safety as “being able to show and employ one’s self without fear of negative consequences of self-image, status or career.” Psychological Conditions of Personal Engagement and Disengagement at Work. In the previous post, the first two stages of psychological safety were discussed — Inclusion Safety and Learner Safety. The next stages…
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Timothy R. Clark, in his book The 4 Stages of Psychological Safety, defines psychological safety as a condition in which you feel (1) included, (2) safe to learn, (3) safe to contribute, and (4) safe to challenge the status quo—all without fear of being embarrassed, marginalized, or punished in some way. Clark states that psychological…
Read MoreBeginnings: Psychological Safety
As we return to school as leaders, teachers, and students, one of the most important things we have learned from cognitive research in the last twenty years is the importance of psychological safety. Returning to a building or coming to a new place is either exciting or scary. What makes the difference? People do! We…
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