PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY IN HIGH-PERFORMANCE TEAMS

One of the major ingredients that perhaps differentiates high-performing teams from others is psychological safety, which confers members of the team with the courage to express themselves without the fear of being received adversely. This paper will discuss the role of psychological safety in a high-performance team: how it impacts the functioning and performance of the team, and ways of building such an environment. Through the literature review and case examples, it is hoped that the research will be able to reveal how psychological safety can enable better teamwork, innovation, and overall team effectiveness.