Psychological safety and the critical role of leadership development

By McKinsey & Company - 2021-02-27

Description

While the benefits of psychological safety are well established, a new survey suggests how leaders can create a safer and higher-performance work environment.

Summary

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  • Yet a McKinsey Global Survey conducted during the pandemic confirms that only a handful of business leaders often demonstrate the positive behaviors that can instill this climate, termed psychological safety, in their workforce.2 2.
  • McKinsey_Website_Accessibility@mckinsey.com With consultative leadership, which has a direct and indirect effect on psychological safety, leaders consult their team members, solicit input, and consider the team’s views on issues that affect them.5 5.
  • In parallel, the organization’s most senior leaders need to be the first adopters of putting real work at the core of their development, which requires senior leaders to role model—publicly—their own processes of learning.

 

Topics

  1. Management (0.39)
  2. Machine_Learning (0.16)
  3. UX (0.08)

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