Psychological Safety Training

Psychological safety at work is a shared belief that anyone on a team can speak up or make mistakes without fear of embarrassment, rejection, or punishment. And a lack of psychological safety in the workplace has serious business repercussions.

Our research shows that teams with psychological safety perform better and have less interpersonal conflict. Without it, people don’t feel comfortable speaking up and instead hold back their concerns, stifling innovation and increasing the risk of failure.

But team members need to feel accepted for who they are and free to ask questions, raise issues, or experiment with new approaches. 

Psychological safety training for leaders is crucial. It helps managers create an environment where employees feel safe to share concerns, admit mistakes, offer ideas, and try new things. Including our research-based psychological safety training content as part of your leadership development initiatives can build trust and enable teams to make bigger contributions, boosting overall organizational success.

By leveraging our training, team leaders learn the skills and behaviors that promote a psychologically safe culture at work:

• Asking powerful, open-ended questions, and then listening intently to understand.
• Agreeing to share failures, recognizing that mistakes are an opportunity to learn and grow.
• Using candor, whether expressing gratitude or disappointment.
• Asking for help, and freely give help when asked.
• Embracing expertise among many, versus a “hero” mentality.
• Encouraging and expressing gratitude, which reinforces team members’ sense of self.

Start shaping a culture of trust at your organization. We can deliver our world-class, research-based psychological safety training — or you can, as it’s available in several delivery options. Contact us to discuss which one is right for your organization.

At CCL, we’ve shaped the leadership development industry for nearly 6 decades through pioneering research and evidence-based innovation. We’re proud of our extensive expertise and experience serving organizations seeking leadership development strategies and solutions.

As trusted architects of transformation, we partner with clients — from global Fortune 500 companies to regional nonprofits — to help them tackle the leadership challenges they face, including psychological safety and trust. When working with us, your organization can expect:

• Evidence-based leadership training solutions, based on over 50 years of research and decades of experience in leader development
• Collaboration with best-in-class leadership experts who have earned many awards and accolades for our partnerships with clients
• Customized white-glove services tailored to your organization’s needs and drawing insights from one of the largest leadership research databases in the world
• Transformational, personalized programs centered on your leaders’ individual strengths, skills, and real-world challenges
• Access to scalable learning experiences that foster new ways of thinking, expand capacity, and drive sustainable growth across your organization
• Partnership with a mission-driven organization working to advance the practice of leadership worldwide through a belief in the positive ripple effect that leadership development can have on individuals, teams, organizations, and society.

Our approach goes beyond skill-building — we help leaders instill new, deeper ways of thinking. With CCL as your partner for psychological safety training, you gain evidence-based, purpose-driven development that delivers meaningful, measurable, lasting impact for your organization.