Psychological safety is at the heart of your human experience. Don’t think of it as a theoretical or academic concept or as something that lives only at work. It affects your life—arguably every aspect of it—each and every day.

 

You influence the level of psychological safety on your team and it influences you. It’s part of your stewardship as a citizen of the world to treat your fellow human beings with dignity and respect—the foundation of psychological safety which we’ll unpack later.

 

All human beings have the same innate need: We long to belong. We are biologically driven to connect. When it comes to the way people interact, the patterns are unmistakable, and the challenge is universal. To learn more download the guide "What is Psychological Safety."