Ep 196: Creating Psychological Safety in Your Team

Ep 196: Creating Psychological Safety in Your Team

From Influence & Impact for Leaders by Carla Miller

December 1, 2025 · 39 min · Episode 196

About this episode

This episode explores the concept of psychological safety in teams and the leadership behaviors that foster a safe environment for contribution and innovation.

Psychological safety is the foundation of every high-performing team—yet many leaders unintentionally undermine it without realising. This week my Impactful Teams Co-Founder Lara Cullen and I explore psychological safety, why comfort isn’t the goal, and the small (but powerful) leadership behaviours that create a culture where people feel safe to contribute, challenge and innovate.    💡 We talk about:   What psychological safety really means  The difference between psychological safety and trust  Why mistakes aren’t a bad thing  What destroys psychological safety  Why comfort isn’t the goal    This is Influence & Impact for Leaders, the podcast that helps leaders like you increase your impact and build a happy and high performing team. Each episode delivers focused, actionable insights you can implement immediately, to be better at your job without working harder.    Work with us:   Impactful Teams Scorecard – It takes just 2 minutes to discover where your team is strong and where you might want to focus next. You’ll get personalised results—and for a limited time, you can also book a free 30-minute call to talk…

People in this episode

Host: Carla

Guest: Lara Cullen

Topics covered

  • psychological safety
  • leadership
  • team performance
  • trust
  • innovation

Keywords

  • high-performing teams
  • leadership behaviors
  • comfort
  • mistakes

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Impactful Teams Scorecard

Books & works: Work with Carla

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