Trust – High-Performing Teams need Psychological Safety

[Norun Laahne]

According to this article, a 2-years study undertaken by Google reveals the importance of trust and psychological safety for high-performing teams.

Psychological safety allows for moderate risk-taking, speaking your mind, creativity, and sticking your neck out without fear of having it cut off, i.e. just the types of behavior that lead to market breakthroughs.

The article makes an excellent case for team coaching as all the suggested steps to create an environment of trust would normally be covered by a team coaching intervention.

https://hbr.org/2017/08/high-performing-teams-need-psychological-safety-heres-how-to-create-it?utm_content=buffer23dcb&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

[Anonymous]

I agree! Even more support to this: In 2008 Dr David Rock launced the SCARF model that targets about the same field. Supporting it, rather than opposing it ;-) SCARF Spelling out
Safety
Certainty
Autonomy
Relatedness
Fairness
Here’s a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isiSOeMVJQk

Wishing you the best in coaching!

Johan

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