Building a Psychologically Safe Work Environment

Building a Psychologically Safe Work Environment provides a roadmap to enable the creation of spaces in organisations where voices are heard, actions taken and lives improved.

Binna Kandola is co-founder and Senior Partner at Pearn Kandola, a practice of Business Psychologists. He is Visiting Professor at Leeds University Business School, UK, and has spent over 40 years researching diversity, inclusion, and bias in the workplace. As a practitioner, he has worked with some of the world's leading organizations, including American Express, Microsoft, NATO, and the World Bank. He has been on the UK's Asian Power List for the last six years.

1. What does this book cover? Part I: Understanding Psychological Safety 2. What is psychological safety? 3. Why should I pay attention to psychological safety at work? 4. How does psychological safety in organizations relate to other concepts? Part II: The Human Element 5. How do use leaders impact psychological safety? 6. What if I'm the only dissenter in a team? 7. What is the role of the individual? 8. Psychological safety: but for who? Part III: The Systemic View 9. How can I use the ideas in this book to carry out an analysis of psychological safety in my organisation? Bibliography Index