Safety isn’t comfortable

Psychological safety shouldn’t lead to your comfort zone.

It should free you up to be audacious; be brave even.

It’s the type of comfort that means you know you can speak the truth, try the experiment, challenge an idea, admit you don’t know or take that risk.

Safety matters at the point bravery is needed.

A person or team that is safe but silent isn’t healthy; they are stuck.

I coach people and teams to develop enough safety to be brave and I coach leaders how to create that level of safety for their people.