Creating Psychological Safety In Chapter 16 of the text, Schein outlines eight steps necessary to create “psychological safety for organizational members who are undergoing transformational learning.”...

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Step 1:
As a manager, I must connect with my team. They will quit if they think I do not care about what they have to say or do not appreciate their ideas. When I engaged, I must present in meetings and actively listening to what others are saying. People will feel more comfortable speaking up if I actively engage with them. The importance of this is magnified if the firm has a strong manufacturing culture.
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When my people know, I care enough to understand and consider their point of view they experience psychological safety. As noted by Schein and Schein (2016), using language in a polite manner and not being bossy will show that the manager wants to understand their perspective. Nodding my head during discussions to acknowledge what an...