What is Psychological Safety?

A shared belief that it's OK to speak up, take risks, express ideas or concerns and discuss mistakes without fear of embarrassment, rejection, or punishment. When colleagues feel they can do this, teams make better informed decisions, creativity and innovation can flourish, and motivation and engagement improves.

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What is psychological safety?

The higher you climb in an organisation, the funnier your jokes get. This is due to humans hard-wiring for self-protection, which can trigger what Julia Diamond calls the “rank reflex”. It leads peopl...

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Why I support teams build psychological safety

In 2012 I worked with a brilliant leadership coach, Richard Brown. In our first session he asked me a question. “Gary what’s your purpose?”. I was unsure what he meant. Perhaps my puzzled look prompte...

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I got here because an awesome leadership coach asked me a question that changed everything in 2012 : “Gary, what’s your purpose?” That simple but powerful question eventually led me to uncover mine – to 'unlock and ignite potential'. It shaped me as a leader and board member, how I supported our daughter through the school system after her dyslexia diagnosis, and why I later completed a Master’s in Coaching and Behaviour Change at Henley Business School. Today, I help leaders and teams create environments where people feel heard, valued, and safe to contribute their best. And this does not mean everyone agreeing and being nice! Today I work with organisations including Nestlé, Bath University, a Premier League football club, William Grant & Sons, EDF, and the World Association of Nuclear Operators. If you're motivated to unlock and ignite potential in your team and organisation, let’s talk.