How to Advocate for the Outcome
One of the keys to working successfully with stakeholders and maintaining a productive environment of psychological safety is to always advocate for the outcome. Recently, a client of mine shared…
Posts by Sheila Wherry
Why Feeling Heard is the First Step to Listening
People often won’t listen until they feel heard. If you don’t feel heard, you are not as likely to hear another’s perspective. This is a constant reminder I share with…
How Clarity can be Kindness
Giving teams clarity is an essential part of creating psychological safety. This can include allowing team members to have clarity around their roles, where they add value, and why they’re…
The Importance of Authenticity
Authenticity is key when building relationships, whether with team members, stakeholders, or in your personal life. No matter who you’re dealing with and in what context, it’s important to always…
Why Stakeholder Relationships are so Important
When we think of great leaders, we often speak about those who can get the most out of their team to produce strong results. However, if we dig deeper into…
Make Collective accountability within your team A Priority
It is necessary to emphasise the importance of accountability as individuals, but also as a team – in that the whole team needs to take collective responsibility for the results.…
How to take a top down and bottom up approach
We often hear about leaders needing to be role models, but I’m a big believer that teams are also subcultures. If you work on a team, it can have an…
Maintaining psychological safety is a dynamic process
Psychological safety in teams isn’t something you can achieve and then forget about. It’s essential to maintain psychological safety as part of an ongoing, dynamic process. It’s not something you…
Why psychological safety is more important than ever in a revenue-driven environment
In high-pressure, revenue-driven environments, leaders need to hold their team to account for hitting their target KPIs. In this context, it could seem like psychological safety may diminish in importance,…
How do you manage emphasis on accountability for results while cultivating psychological safety in your team?
Firstly, it’s essential to set clear expectations to balance informed accountability with psychological safety. With each and every member of your team, set very clear expectations early and upfront. This…