OBJECTIVE: 
Psychological safety is a measurement of how comfortable you are to share your thoughts and speak your mind in the workplace.  It is an important area of research in the field of organizational behaviour.  Current research Harshith organizations and teams with higher psychological safety are more productive, creative, and happier. And teams and organizations that have higher psychological safety make better and more ethical decisions.

However, current research also shows that psychological safety is fragile within organizations and teams.  Critical events such as new leadership, organizational strategy changes, and external situations (such as pandemic) can adversely affect an organization's psychological safety.

In this webinar, we will examine current research to understand psychological safety for organizations and teams further.  We will then introduce ways to assess and improve psychological safety for both organizations and teams.

WHO WILL BENEFIT:
Organizations and individuals looking to promote ethical decision-making and improve workplace productivity and creativity.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Participants of the session will:

• understand what is meant by the term psychological safety,
• understand the importance of psychological safety to decision making and ethics,
• learn to identify the benefits of improving psychological safety within teams and organizations, and
• explore examples of organizations with both high and low psychological safety.

CONTENT:

•  Defining psychological safety
• Understanding the relationship between psychological safety and ethical decision making
• Assessing psychological safety within teams and organizations
• A psychological safety case study
• Action steps to improving psychological safety in the workplace

COURSE LEADER: GARTH SHERIFF, CPA, CA, CIA