It's time to get serious about this. I believe it's time we start talking about basic protections that allow workplace team members to speak up rather than listening to the ubiquitous cliches and platitudes that psychologists use to describe the need for psychological safety.
Psychological Uncertainty
The latest buzzphrase is psychological safety. It is aspirational, and as yet, no one knows how to achieve this social construct, but it seems most psychologists are discussing what it will look like and how it might be achieved. I doubt we will. It's a bit like we're drowning while they are describing the water. ... Continue Reading →
Early-stage Misbehavior Intervention Toolkit Vs Positive Behavior Reinforcement Certifiers
POSITIVE BEHAVIOR REINFORCEMENTIt is estimated that the cost of not having a psychologically safe workplace is around $600 billion annually in the US, in employee turnover. So I guess it would be an excellent business to promote psychological safety in whatever form that takes. Most behavioral psychologists are promoting psychological safety nowadays. They mainly focus on positive... Continue Reading →
Avoiding Major Conflict with SpatzAI: The Code of Conduct for Minor Misbehavior
Our suggestion for using an app and peer review network to facilitate conflict resolution and data analysis is intriguing and could potentially have wide-reaching implications. Our proposal has thought-provoking ideas for how we can navigate disagreements in a more productive and objective way.
Freedom to Speak Up
Run with me on this.... Imagine for a moment: Why would it matter what a manager or an employee said to each other or how they said it….IF….(the biggest word in the English language) they had an agreed-to foolproof procedure that dynamically adjusts each other’s behavior on the fly, and in real-time? That way, they... Continue Reading →
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