Create the conditions for people to speak up, challenge and contribute.

In every team, people make choices about what they say.

• Do I challenge that decision?

• Should I share this idea?

• Can I admit I've made a mistake?

• Is it safe to ask for help?

• Should I raise the concern now or keep quiet?

When people believe speaking up carries too much personal risk, valuable ideas, questions and concerns can remain unheard. Research links psychological safety with employee voice, information-sharing, learning behaviour and team performance.

Leaders have an important role in changing that.

This practical webinar explores what psychological safety really means and how everyday leadership behaviours can create or undermine an environment where people feel able to contribute openly.

What is psychological safety?

Psychological safety isn't about making everybody comfortable, avoiding difficult conversations or lowering expectations.

It's about creating an environment where people feel able to take appropriate interpersonal risks to ask questions, offer ideas, challenge, admit mistakes and raise concerns without fear of ridicule or punishment.

That distinction matters.

High standards and psychological safety should work together.

The goal isn't a team where nobody feels challenged. It's a team where people can challenge each other, learn quickly and have the conversations required to perform well.

During the webinar we'll explore

• What psychological safety is — and what it isn't

• Why people choose to speak up or stay quiet

• The relationship between trust, vulnerability and team performance

• Leadership behaviours that build psychological safety

• Behaviours that unintentionally shut people down

• Encouraging constructive challenge and different viewpoints

• Responding when someone raises a concern or admits a mistake

• Creating space for questions, ideas and learning

• Maintaining accountability and high standards

• Practical actions you can use with your team immediately

Who should attend?

This webinar is designed for anyone responsible for leading or developing people, including:

• Team Leaders and Supervisors

• Shift and Department Managers

• Operations Managers

• Production and Manufacturing Managers

• Middle and Senior Leaders

• HR and People professionals

• Business Owners

Why this matters - Silence can look like agreement.

A meeting finishes without challenge.

Nobody raises a concern.

The team agrees with the plan.

Everything can appear fine.

But silence doesn't necessarily mean people agree. They may believe challenging the decision isn't worth the risk.

Psychologically safe teams make it easier for people to contribute what they know. CIPD's evidence review identifies links with information-sharing, creativity, learning behaviour and employee voice, while its research on high-performing teams highlights psychological safety as an important part of effective team dynamics.

For leaders, the challenge is turning that understanding into everyday behaviour.

What you'll leave with

• A clear understanding of psychological safety

• The ability to recognise behaviours that strengthen or damage it

• Greater awareness of how your own responses influence whether people speak up

• Practical ways to encourage openness and constructive challenge

• Greater confidence leading conversations where different views need to be heard

• Actions you can take immediately with your own team