Psychological Safety for Leaders
Create Space for Voice. Build Trust. Lead Teams That Thrive.
We believe psychological safety is the foundation of high performance. When leaders create environments where people feel safe to speak up, ask questions, challenge ideas and admit mistakes - trust deepens, innovation rises, and teams succeed.
Our Psychological Safety for Leaders program empowers leaders with the insight, language and tools to lead with empathy, intention and impact.
Why Psychological Safety Matters
Because people can’t contribute fully if they don’t feel safe.
Psychological safety isn’t about being soft, it’s about creating environments where challenge, feedback and candour can thrive without fear of embarrassment, punishment or exclusion.
In psychologically safe teams, people:
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Speak up with ideas and concerns
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Learn from mistakes without blame
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Take ownership and initiative
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Collaborate across difference
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Perform better - especially under pressure.
This course helps leaders take accountability for the space they create, and build cultures of respect, inclusion and high performance.
Program Format
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Delivery: In-person or virtual
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Duration: 2.5hr masterclass, half-day or full-day workshop
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Optional inclusion of Amy Edmondson’s psychological safety scale or team diagnostics
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Can be delivered as a standalone session or integrated into broader leadership pathways
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Ideal pairing with Coaching & Feedback, Inclusive Leadership and High-Performing Teams programs.
What You’ll Learn
Understanding Psychological Safety
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Explore what it is (and what it’s not), why it matters, and how it shows up in your team’s behaviours.
The Leader’s Role
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Learn how your behaviour shapes team culture - from body language to how you respond to mistakes and ideas.
Creating a Speak-Up Culture
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Encourage constructive challenge, voice and honest feedback in everyday team interactions.
Responding to Risk-Taking Moments
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Handle questions, mistakes and conflict with empathy and clarity, even when it's hard.
Building Trust Over Time
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Use rituals, rhythms and leadership habits to grow psychological safety sustainably.
Measurement & Action
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Use team pulse tools and self-assessments to track progress and prioritise next steps.
Who It's For
Ideal for:
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Team leaders and people managers building trust and cohesion
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Middle managers navigating team tensions or change
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Senior leaders role-modelling psychological safety across the organisation
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Organisations focused on leadership culture, inclusion and high-performing teams.
Whether you’re managing a newly formed team or leading transformation, this course will help you create the conditions your people need to thrive.
Why Leadership Development?
Because we create brave spaces for leaders to grow.
Our facilitators combine lived leadership experience with the latest research in team psychology, inclusion and learning science. We don’t just tell leaders what to do, we show them how to do it in the moments that matter.
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HEAD OF LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT
Heather Brown
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As a quality supplier of learning solutions in Australia, they continue to impress!"
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