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Psychological safety is the belief that allows team members to take risks such as admitting mistakes, sharing ideas or respectfully disagreeing with each other without feeling that doing so will have negative impacts for them. Psychological safety has been widely identified as a key component of highly productive teams and particularly important for stimulating learning behavior in organizations. This course will introduce the concept of Psychological Safety in Teams, its benefits and how it is measured. We will also review why teams in the same organization or department may experience different levels of psychological safety and what can be done to improve it.

Learning objectives

On completion of the training, participants will have:

  • Define psychological safety and explain its importance in team performance
  • Identify factors that influence psychological safety within teams
  • Analyze differences in psychological safety across teams and organizational contexts
  • Apply strategies to foster psychological safety in everyday team interactions
  • Evaluate team environments and recommend actions to improve psychological safety

Audience

Main audience is extended to all UN workforce, but the course is publicly available for everyone interested.

Length

It should take you about 60 to 90 minutes to complete this self-paced course.

Structure

This course is composed of two modules:

  • "Psychological safety”
  • "Building Skills”

 Contact details

Content issues and questions: Maria Migoya Fernandez <maria.migoya.fernandez@undp.org>