Listen to this Tedx Talk with Amy Edmondson on psychological safety and three things you can do to create psychological safety in your workplace. There is a spot in your workbook for taking notes as you listen if you wish.
First, Do No Harm
This video covers some information on the National Standard of Canada on Psychological Health & Safety in the Workplace and psychosocial factors that impact psychological health and safety at work.
To understand the psychosocial factors that impact psychological health in the workplace, go here.
You have to create an account to fill out the scan, the organizational review or the employee survey, but it is all free. After you fill out the Initial Scan yourself, make some notes in your workbook about why your score is where it is. Have your immediate team fill it out and then have a discussion about how things are and what needs to change.
Maximizing Mental Energy
After you watch this video, find the reflective writing exercise in your workbook. Set a timer for 20 minutes and write about the conditions in which you have your best mental energy. Find a way to share this exercise with your team and discuss how you can best support each other to maximize your mental energy.
Zappos Company Culture
Enjoy this clip of the culture at Zappos. What stands out for you?
Reflective Questions Used at Sinai Health System During Change
In your workbook try out these questions thinking about the changes you have made to your work due to Covid-19.
Supporting Psychological Health in the Workplace
In your workbook, reflect on each of these questions (perhaps one/day?) related to how your leadership practices impact the psychological health in your workplace.
PRACTICES
Personal:
Reflection questions on your leadership practices and their impact on psychological health in your workplace.
Reflective writing on how you are reacting to the changes of the past few months
Initial Scan – determine your stress and satisfaction offset score
Team:
Psychological contracting (description in book)
Organizational:
Three ways to improve psychological safety in your workplace
Download the Standard and decide which psychosocial factor to start with in your workplace
Review your Through-line Plan this week – what are your first three turns? What ideas from this module need to be added to your someday list, or your plans for this month?
Remember to keep going with your gratitude practice and to note any observations you make. Gratitude journal pages can be found back in Module 1 if you need them.