18/08/2026
๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ ๐๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด?
That hesitation isn't nerves- ๐ถ๐'๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ ๐๐ฝ.
isn't about being "nice" at work. It's whether people can ask a question, admit a mistake, or challenge an idea without paying for it later.
The wild part? Google's Project Aristotle studied hundreds of teams over two years to figure out what actually makes a great team. It wasn't talent. It wasn't experience. It was this.
Most teams don't struggle to feel included - they get stuck being too afraid to challenge or contribute fully. And a quiet team isn't always a happy one.
๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ ๐๐ฝ? We break down the four stages (and what to do about them) here:
https://janewundersitz.com.au/what-is-psychological-safety-at-work/
Psychological safety is not comfort. It is permission to speak. Here are the four stages, what blocks each one, and what leaders can change this week.