The Growing Psychological Safety Disconnect Between Leaders and Employees
<p>New research from <a href="https://www.everythingdisc.com/blogs/psychological-safety-at-work-the-key-to-success-and-how-to-get-it/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Wiley</a> found that leaders tend to overestimate psychological safety on their teams compared to their team members. According to an interview with Mark Scullard, senior director of product innovation at Wiley, “at its core, psychological safety is about feeling valued.”</p>
<p>Wiley’s research also found that 89% of executives agree that their unique skills and talents are valued on their teams. Comparatively, 82% of team members agree they are valued. Yet, when you dig deeper into the behaviors that are associated with psychological safety, there is a disconnect between perceptions and reality. Individual contributors rated psychological-safety factors eight to twelve percentage points lower than their leaders, indicating discomfort around bringing up tough issues at work. Specifically, when you unpack the attributes of psychological safety:</p>
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