Reframing Psychological Safety with Mehmet Baha
From Reframe Your Mindset for Success by Paul Corke
February 11, 2026 · 47 min · Season 3 · Episode 1
About this episode
Mehmet Baha discusses reframing psychological safety from a vague concept to a practical leadership practice that enhances team performance.
Author of Creating Psychological Safety Mehmet Baha reframes PS from “being nice” to speaking up with candour and care —so teams learn faster, decide better, and perform under pressure. Season 3 opens with Mehmet Baha , author of Creating Psychological Safety , to reframe what psychological safety really is—and how to build it deliberately. We move PS from a vague “be kind” idea to a repeatable, leader-led practice that makes speaking up normal, feedback useful, and mistakes sources of learning rather than blame. You’ll hear: Reframe: psychological safety ≠ “being nice”; it’s freedom to contribute + accountability for standards The leadership shift required to make candour safe and performance non-negotiable Core components & practical plays to boost team learning and results How to measure psychological safety (and track improvement) Case studies of PS in action across organisations Try this (90-second Safety Starter): Frame (20s): “We may be wrong. Speaking up helps us win.” Invite (40s): Ask two prompts: “What’s the risk we’re not naming?” and “What’s one assumption to test first?” Respond (30s): Thank, name the next step , and time-box a test (who/what/when). A practical…
People in this episode
Host: Paul Corke
Guest: Mehmet Baha
Topics covered
- psychological safety
- team performance
- leadership
- feedback
- learning culture
Keywords
- psychological safety
- team learning
- leadership
- feedback
- performance
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Amazon
Books & works: Creating Psychological Safety, Creating Psychological Safety at Work
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