What if achieving psychological safety was as simple as nipping our micro-conflict behavior at the bud, before they became full blown and expensive conflicts to resolve? I think we can using SpatzAI our AI toolkit to resolve and monitor micro-conflicts in teams. According to some studies the average number of hours lost to productivity due... Continue Reading →
Most Organizations Are Not Democratic
Kremlin Vs Westminster System The latest buzzword in organizations is psychological safety, where team members feel free to speak up without any repercussions, but is it any wonder that they don't when the whole organization looks more like the Kremlin than the Westminster System and is structured to shut them up! The name "Kremlin" means... Continue Reading →
Micro-conflicts Nipped-in-the-bud
Micro-conflict refers to small, everyday conflicts that occur in the workplace. These conflicts can be caused during disagreements when minor infractions, misunderstandings, personality differences, or conflicting goals and priorities occur. Micro-conflicts are often less severe than larger conflicts, but they can still have a significant impact on the work environment if not addressed effectively. Micro-conflicts... Continue Reading →
What Conflict Resolution & Psychological Safety Have in Common
Conflict resolution and psychological safety are both important concepts in the field of organizational psychology and are related in several ways. Conflict resolution refers to the process of resolving disputes or differences that arise between individuals or groups in an organization. This can include addressing conflicts related to work tasks, differences in values or beliefs,... Continue Reading →
Conflict Resolution Vs Psychological Safety
What if I told you that we don't have psychological safety in teams because the method of resolving conflict in organizations has not altered in the last 100 years and is sadly lacking? And we could achieve psychological safety with the possible overhauling of this antiquated process. "Ha!" I hear you say rhetorically. "That would... Continue Reading →
Fosters Psychological Safety
“A culture of trust & respect Fosters psychological safety.” [THIS PLATITUDE WAS GENERATED BY CHATGPT]
Psychological Safety Protections Vs Psychological Safety Platitudes
I believe it is important not to be confused when experts are describing the problem and making it sound like it is the solution.Eg: “Creating a culture of trust and respect can foster psychological safety." [This platitude was generated by ChatGPT] Sounds great on paper but it’s just smoke and mirrors to me, with zero... Continue Reading →
Fear of Conflict Behavior & Providing Sufficient Protections
We all seem to have a primal fear of conflict and the behavior that leads to it. Applying this definition to workplace teams, one way to tackle this fear of conflict behavior and allow us to feel sufficiently protected (safe) when we disagree would be to use the following
Fighting Hidden Conflict Resolution
Malicious gossip is the scourge of most organizations. It is usually how most individuals in organizations deal with their minor conflicts. Also referred to as backbiting, badmouthing, venting or backstabbing, it can only exist if we do it in secret. It's our hidden conflict resolution and so ubiquitous that we don't even seem to notice... Continue Reading →
Psychological Conflict or Safety
Most conflict is psychological. A snide remark, sarcastic quip, an insulting name, gossiping or stonewalling. Much less rarely does such conflict escalate to become physical. But imagine if we were protected from such psychological conflict or agreed to use a simple neutral procedure to resolve this conflict behavior when it invariably happens to us? I... Continue Reading →
