How We Help Heighten Psychological Safety in the Workplace

Psychological safety pulse check surveys

Our surveys assess and measure the level of psychological safety in a team or a leader and offer suggestions for improvement.

Fearless Teams workshops

Our workshops address the role that everyone plays in creating a psychologically safe workplace by supporting the development of specific habits and behaviours that build safety.

Leader debriefs and coaching

Based on the results of our assessments, our DEI consultants will debrief and coach leaders on whatever is needed to improve psychological safety in their teams.

Team facilitation

Building psychological safety can be difficult. Leaders need support to conduct these discussions and we provide expert facilitation to support growth and accountability in a team.

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Benefits of Building Psychological Safety in the Workplace

Improved employee engagement

Employee well-being is improved with psychological safety, leading to happier teams and greater employee engagement and contributions.

Improved recruitment and retention

Through intelligent risk-taking and a lower fear of failure, psychologically safe workplaces generate more great ideas increasing the likelihood of successful innovation.

Greater innovation

Through intelligent risk-taking and a lower fear of failure, psychologically safe workplaces generate more great ideas increasing the likelihood of successful innovation.

Better teamwork

Workplaces with psychological safety have a culture of mutual trust, respect, and support toward each other, which are all essential to team cohesion and performance.

Why You Can Trust Symmetra

Symmetra understands the uniqueness of each business and its people. Consequently, our psychological safety solutions are tailored to your organisational needs, by leading DEI experts, to create safe and accepting work environments for your whole team.

Our psychological safety training programs and tools are heavily backed by leading science and are designed to provide participants with the understanding and skills necessary to build psychological safety at work.

To date, Symmetra has helped countless orgianisations from a range of industries, from start-ups to Fortune 500 businesses, to create supportive environments that enable their employees to reach their full potential.

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Psychological Safety

How We Help Heighten Psychological Safety in the Workplace