The Health Benefits of Psychological Safety

Some aspects of work affect the mental wellbeing of the workforce. For example:

work allocation
work suitability
style of managers behaviour
level of feedback
the desire versus the need for perfectionism
work volume
work variety
colleague behaviour
work events

A Psychologically Safe environment can directly reduce the onset, impact, duration and severity of mental distress.

Managers who are “Psychologically Safe and Responsible” minimise the risk of creating harm to others. They identify early signs of distress in colleagues and can support them.

A Psychologically Safe workforce usually rewards their employer with loyalty, higher productivity, greater sustainability and increased discretionary effort.