Professional Ethics 2: Improving Psychological Safety in the Workplace

Overview:

Psychological safety is a belief that you are free to share your thoughts and not be punished for speaking your mind.  It is an important area of research in the field of organizational behaviour.  Current research has shown that organizations and teams with higher psychological safety are more productive, creative, and happier. Teams and organizations that have higher psychological safety make better ethical decisions.

However, current research also shows that psychological safety is fragile within organizations and teams. Critical events such as new leadership, organizational strategy changes, and external situations (such as a pandemic) can adversely affect an organization's psychological safety.

In this course, we will examine current research to better understand psychological safety for organizations and teams. We will then introduce ways to assess and improve psychological safety for both organizations and teams.

Course Content:

In this course you will gain knowledge about the following topics:

·       What is psychological safety

·       Psychological safety, ethics, and decision-making

·       Benefits of improving psychological safety in the workplace

·       Case Study - Cyberpunk 2077

·       Interview with Megan Tong

·       Psychological safety: assessment

·       Improving psychological safety in the workplace

·       Improving psychological safety in virtual meetings

·       Communication and conclusion

Learning Objectives:

Upon completing this course, you should be able to:

·       Understand what is meant by the term psychological safety

·       Understand the importance of psychological safety to decision-making and ethics

·       Identify the benefits of improving psychological safety within teams and organizations

·       Explore examples of organizations with both high and low psychological safety

Who Will Benefit: 

This E-Learning course will benefit organizations and individuals looking to increase team productivity, creativity, and ethical decision-making by improving psychological safety.