How psychologically safe is your work team?

Quiz Questions

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  If you make a mistake on your team, is it held against you?

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    Never!
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    Sometimes.
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    Always.
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  Are you able to bring up problems and tough issues on your team?

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    Never.
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    Sometimes.
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    Always.
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  Do people on your team often reject others for being different?

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    Never.
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    Sometimes.
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    Always.
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  Is it safe to take a risk on your team?

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    Never.
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    Sometimes.
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    Always.
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  It's easy to ask other team members for help (and get it)?

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    Never.
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    Sometimes.
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    Always.
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  Do people on your team deliberately act to undermine your efforts?

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    Never.
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    Sometimes.
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    Always.
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  Are your unique skills and talents valued and utilized on your team?

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    Never.
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    Sometimes.
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    Always.
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  Is your team is able to listen and seriously consider each others' viewpoints?

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    Always.
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    Sometimes.
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    Never.

Quiz Outcomes

• 1.
  Psychological Safety. Hmmm, what’s that? 🤔

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  You have strong team dynamics... but they’re not positive. Simply put, your team is struggling at best.It sounds like you’re not overly familiar with the concept of Psychological Safety. Here’s a short recap to let you know what you’re missing out on!Psychological Safety is the belief that one can speak up without risk of punishment or humiliation. Organizational Behavioral scientist Amy Edmondson of Harvard first introduced the concept of psychological safety and defined it as, “a shared belief held by members of a team that the team is safe for interpersonal risk taking.” Taking a risk around your team members may sound simple. But is it really that simple to do? And furthermore, as a leader, why should you care or support it?You absolutely have to care, and here’s why. Teams with greater psychological safety:• perform better• have greater innovation• communicate more effectively• learn quicker • are more engaged with each other• are more productiveUltimately, what this means for you is, a decrease in time, talent and money walking out your door. To get to this point however, your team dynamics need a lot of work! Want to know a little secret? You know that too, or clearly, you wouldn’t be here. Never fear! This is something you CAN address and overcome.Creating psychological safety involves the entire team but is driven by leadership. In a psychologically safe environment, all team members have equal rights to express themselves, regardless of their position, rank, or job title. Psychological safety encourages employees to develop a learning culture in the workplace. Everyone is encouraged to learn and grow and see errors, problems, and constructive feedback as learning opportunities rather than setbacks.It’s about being vulnerable.It’s about being human.It’s about building trust, learning and growing, to be better together. So what are you waiting for? Click here to learn more about the Psychological S.A.F.E.T.Y.™ Assessment and how it can benefit your team.Hi! I’m Dr. Amber Tichenor, a Psychological S.A.F.E.T.Y.™ Assessment Accredited Facilitator + Coach, from the Academy of Brain-based Leadership for individuals and teams. I’m here to help you and your team build psychological safety, to understands how your brain works so that you can be better together. Using the S.A.F.E.T.Y.™ Assessment and toolkit as learning tools, the debriefs can be delivered in-person or virtually.
• 2.
  You may know what Psychological Safety is, but... meh. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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  Your team dynamics are not what they ultimately could be.Bottom line, the Psychological Safety on your team could use some work!You may be familiar with some components of Psychological Safety but there’s more to know. Here’s a short overview to refresh you!Psychological Safety is the belief that one can speak up without risk of punishment or humiliation. Organizational Behavioral scientist Amy Edmondson of Harvard first introduced the concept of psychological safety and defined it as, “a shared belief held by members of a team that the team is safe for interpersonal risk taking.” Taking a risk around your team members may sound simple. But is it really that simple to do? And furthermore, as a leader, why should you care or support it?You absolutely have to care, and here’s why. Teams with greater psychological safety:• perform better• have greater innovation• communicate more effectively• learn quicker • are more engaged with each other• are more productiveUltimately, what this means for you is,a decrease in time, talent and money walking out your door.Yes! Your team is doing some things quite well. Other things however, not so much.You probably had a hunch about that or clearly, you wouldn’t be here.Don’t fret! With a little help you’ll be well on your way.Creating psychological safety involves the entire team but is driven by leadership. In a psychologically safe environment, all team members have equal rights to express themselves, regardless of their position, rank, or job title. Psychological safety encourages employees to develop a learning culture in the workplace. Everyone is encouraged to learn and grow and see errors, problems, and constructive feedback as learning opportunities rather than setbacks.It’s about being vulnerable .It’s about being human.It’s about building trust, learning and growing, to be better together. So what are you waiting for? Click here to learn more about the Psychological S.A.F.E.T.Y.™ Assessment and how that can benefit your team.Hi! I’m Dr. Amber Tichenor, a Psychological S.A.F.E.T.Y.™ Assessment Accredited Facilitator + Coach, from the Academy of Brain-based Leadership, for individuals and teams. I’m here to help you and your team build psychological safety, to understands how your brain works so that you can be better together. Using the S.A.F.E.T.Y.™ Assessment and toolkit as learning tools, the debriefs can be delivered in-person or virtually.
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  Wowzer! It appears you’re on an amazing team! 🥳

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  From your perspective, your team dynamics are on point!The Psychological Safety on your team seems to be working.As you may already be familiar with...Psychological Safety is the belief that one can speak up without risk of punishment or humiliation. Organizational Behavioral scientist Amy Edmondson of Harvard first introduced the concept of psychological safety and defined it as, “a shared belief held by members of a team that the team is safe for interpersonal risk taking.” Taking a risk around your team members may sound simple. But is it really that simple to do? And furthermore, as a leader, why should you care or support it? You absolutely have to care, and here’s why. Teams with greater psychological safety:• perform better• have greater innovation• communicate more effectively• learn quicker • are more engaged with each other• are more productiveUltimately, what this means for you is, a decrease in time, talent and money walking out your door.Yes! Your team appears to be doing quite well. Congratulations!However, what you’ve just shared is only one perspective... YOURS. Aren’t you curious if the rest of your team feels the same way as you do? Rather than assume, it’s better to be certain that everyone is on the same page so there aren’t any hidden perceptions.Creating psychological safety involves the entire team but is driven by leadership. In a psychologically safe environment, all team members have equal rights to express themselves, regardless of their position, rank, or job title. Psychological safety encourages employees to develop a learning culture in the workplace. Everyone is encouraged to learn and grow and see errors, problems, and constructive feedback as learning opportunities rather than setbacks.It’s about being vulnerable .It’s about being human.It’s about building trust, learning and growing, to be better together. So what are you waiting for? Click here to learn more about the Psychological S.A.F.E.T.Y.™ Assessment and how that can benefit your team. You’ll gain individual understanding from every person on the team and specific understanding and insight into how their brain works. From that, you’ll clearly know if your team dynamics are, ‘on point’ or, if they could use a little bit of improvement. Hi! I’m Dr. Amber Tichenor, a Psychological S.A.F.E.T.Y.™ Assessment Accredited Facilitator + Coach, from the Academy of Brain-based Leadership, for individuals and teams. I’m here to help you and your team build psychological safety, to understands how your brain works so that you can be better together. Using the S.A.F.E.T.Y.™ Assessment and toolkit as learning tools, the debriefs can be delivered in-person or virtually.