Leading Psychological Safety – What it is, Why it Matters, How to Create and Maintain It

Content

This practical, evidence-informed program helps leaders foster a speak-up culture and safer team environments. Participants will have the opportunity to reflect and consider how key concepts can be applied in their own context for sustained behaviour change and better outcomes.

• The concept of psychological safety and why it matters
• Common workplace risks and barriers to safe team cultures
• Leadership responsibilities and psychosocial hazard management
• Practical leadership behaviours that foster trust and openness, including inclusive leadership practices
• Tools and strategies to build, maintain, and restore safety
• Skills practice to apply learning
• Sustainable action planning to support safer, higher-performing teams

Learning Outcomes

• Define psychological safety and its impact on performance, wellbeing, culture and innovation
• Recognise psychosocial hazards and understand legal obligations under SA WHS legislation
• Apply evidence-based strategies to build, maintain, and restore psychological safety ·
• Practise real-world leadership behaviours that foster a speak-up culture
• Create a plan of action to mitigate risk for self and team

Who Should Attend

• People and Culture leaders and team members
• Senior specialists e.g. WHS lead, Organisational Development Lead, HR Business Partners
• People Leaders: Team Leaders and Managers
• Project Leaders

Benefits to You and Your Organisation

• Builds trust, engagement, and accountability
• Reduces psychosocial risk and supports WHS compliance
• Enables innovation and continuous improvement
• Strengthens leadership capability and cultural resilience
• Supports inclusion, wellbeing, and retention