【English Composition Practice Book】How to Create and Measure Psychological Safety
Psychological safety refers to “a state in which each individual can speak and act without fear or anxiety.
Since a research team at Google Inc. in the U.S. discovered and announced that “to improve team performance, psychological safety needs to be increased” (see: Google re:Work, “Understanding What Makes an Effective Team”), many companies have shown interest in this topic, Many companies have shown interest.
In this issue, we will discuss what psychological safety is and what kind of effect it can be expected to have.
We will also introduce how to measure and ensure psychological safety.
Psychological safety is the Japanese translation of the English term “psychological safety,” which refers to the state in which each team member can speak and act without fear or anxiety.
A more familiar way to describe it is to say “a state in which you are working as yourself in a team” or “a state in which you feel safe and can say anything to each other in a team.
Since a research team from Google Inc. in the U.S. announced that psychological safety is the most important factor in creating highly productive teams as a result of the “Project Aristotle” project, which was conducted to find out “what conditions make an effective team possible,” psychological safety has been the focus of attention both in Japan and abroad. Since then, psychological safety has been the focus of much attention in Japan and abroad.
It is believed that the higher the level of psychological safety within a team, the more constructive discussions can be when starting a new project or reviewing a completed project.
What happens when psychological safety is lacking?
Lack of psychological safety is said to cause four types of anxiety that can negatively impact individual and team performance.
Anxiety #1: Increased fear of being perceived as ignorant.
If you lack psychological safety, even when you need to ask someone a question or seek advice, you may become anxious that they may think that you don't understand something like this.
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