Measuring Psychological Safety

Psychological Safety Index (PSI)- Measurement Baseline 

If your business cares about seeing real change in diversity, equity, and inclusion, plus inspiring innovation and creativity, then you need a baseline assessment to know where to start.  This is where the Fearless Organization Scan comes in, which uses the body of work by Amy C. Edmondson to help organizations measure and improve psychological safety in their teams. 

Want to understand your team's level of psychological safety?  We can help.

How the survey works: 

• We run a kickoff meeting to review and discuss the goals of the team, including the 7 questions and the 4 dimensions included in the survey (see details below).  
• The team takes the survey (survey takes 3-5 minutes).
• Then we debrief the results with the team to gain more insights on the four dimensions of psychological safety.
• The team collectively decides on focus areas and next steps.

To learn more see:  https://fearlessorganizationscan.com/

1. Inclusion and Diversity
2. Open Conversations
3. Attitude to Risk and Failure
4. Willingness to Help

Amy Edmondson's research focuses on the impact of psychological safety (or the lack of it) on team and organizational performance. The questionnaire developed by Amy is used to measure the level of psychological safety in organizations and has been proven to correlate strongly to team performance.

1. If you make a mistake in this team, it is often held against you.
2. Members of this team are able to bring up tough issues.
3. People in this team sometimes reject others for being different. 
4. It is safe to take a risk on this team.
5. It is difficult to ask other members of this team for help. 
6. No one in this team would deliberately act in a way that undermines my efforts. 
7. Working with members of this team, my unique skills and talents are valued and utilized. 

We offer any combination of the following services:

• Assessments to understand your team's psychological safety baseline and then retaken to see improvements.
• Workshops to dig into practical steps to create psychological safety in your teams
• Individual leadership coaching