By creating a sense of psychological safety in a team, meaning everyone is comfortable expressing any/all of their ideas with the group, you are able to optimize the group’s potential and foster synergy. If a team is lacking psychological safety, they become more susceptible to suffer a process loss, as members are withholding their expertise. I will endeavor to establish a culture of inquiry-based discussion, where ideas are not attached to people and can be discussed openly and objectively without reservations. Leading by example, I hope to create this kind of supportive environment. If I sense that some members are not as comfortable expressing their ideas, I will reach out to them during meetings and encourage their input, this will mitigate the effects of self-censorship and promote relatively equal speaking times which is important to team effectiveness and is a key indicator of psychological
By creating a sense of psychological safety in a team, meaning everyone is comfortable expressing any/all of their ideas with the group, you are able to optimize the group’s potential and foster synergy. If a team is lacking psychological safety, they become more susceptible to suffer a process loss, as members are withholding their expertise. I will endeavor to establish a culture of inquiry-based discussion, where ideas are not attached to people and can be discussed openly and objectively without reservations. Leading by example, I hope to create this kind of supportive environment. If I sense that some members are not as comfortable expressing their ideas, I will reach out to them during meetings and encourage their input, this will mitigate the effects of self-censorship and promote relatively equal speaking times which is important to team effectiveness and is a key indicator of psychological