Safe Spaces and HR Systems Workshop

By Nicole Martin | September 24, 2021

I don’t know if any of you caught this FREE session from Best and Brightest. I LOVED this presentation, so I am encouraging you to find a window to Watch Recording . I really hope after watching it, that you feel we already have a team with psychological safety but if not, we need to start celebrating our ability to have #safeexchange and not just #sharedcreation.

See below the last 5 slides from the presentation.

How might you introduce / increase psychological safety on your team?

Slide 1

Focus on Relationships. Platinum rule.

Actively solicit input & questions. Provide multiple avenues for input.

Be transparent in decision-making.

Reward disagreement done well.

Dedicated Time for Hard Stuff (failures, hard questions, disagreement)

Clear Expectations.

What, Why, How
Decision-Making (divergent à convergent)
Disagreement
Agreements / Ground Rules.

Slide 2

Weekly 90 minute team meeting:

15 minute opening reflection

30-45 minutes updates on action items

30-45 minutes decision – making

15-30 minutes (new items)

15 minutes – closing circle (review agreements, reward)

Slide 3

I am committed to showing up on time, prepared to participate fully. (1:1)

I am committed to being physically, mentally, and emotionally present in order to make my unique contribution to our work.

I will strive to communicate assertively, exhibiting both courage and compassion.

I am committed to helping the team stay on point. (jailbreak, parking lot)

I am committed to championing the decisions of this team as if they were my own.

No interruptions.

Slide 4

We will make our decisions by consensus, following:

Check Assumptions (3Qs)
Sufficient Dialogue (devils advocate, 3rd chair)
Call for Decision
Everyone Speaks (serial-sharing, power speaks last)

Slide 5

1. If you make a mistake on this team, it is not really held against you.

2. Members of this team are able to bring up problems and tough issues.

3. People on this team never reject others for being different.

4. It is safe to take a risk on this team.

5. It is easy to ask other members of this team for help.

6. No one on this team would deliberately act in a way that undermines my efforts.

7. Working with members of this team, my unique skill and talents are valued and utilized.

8. We have enough disagreement on this team.

9. When we disagree, we do it well.

10. There are never things left unsaid when our meeting finish.

The Best and Brightest Elite Suite Series workshops and webinars provide companies with valuable information that can be immediately implemented to help businesses reach the next level of success.

Link to our Racial Justice Resource Guide: https://michbusiness.com/download/66901/
Link to our Wellness & Well Being Resource Guide: https://michbusiness.com/download/67999/

To register for any upcoming webinars, you can do so at https://thebestandbrightest.com/education/webinars/