Midwifery Leadership Development Series: Psychological Safety in Teams

About the session:

What is it and how do we know we have it? Psychological safety is a core component to effective teams. Research into effective, high-performance teams has found overwhelming evidence that “If you change the nature and quality of the conversations in your team, the quality of your outcomes increases exponentially. Psychological safety is the core component to unlock this”.

We would explore and provide the opportunity for individuals to measure the perceived and experienced ‘psychological safety’ they have in their team using the evidence based Psychological Safety Index (PSI) tool based on the research of Leading Harvard Professor Amy Edmondson. We recommend using the tool to provide a moment-in-time measure

What to expect in these sessions:

The sessions are participative and active. Rebekah uses breakout rooms, interactive feedback tools (Menti.com) and group discussion. We would ask that you come prepared to have your camera’s on to support the interactive and people centred nature of the session.

The sessions are designed to be a warm, relaxed and honest space, for people to share their experiences and connect with colleagues. Much of the issues and challenges you may be facing with your teams and colleagues will be shared by others and we know that realising ‘you aren’t the only one’ often serves to offer comfort and strength.

For Rebekah, the measure of how good any development session is, comes down to – what you end up doing after the session is over. So, these sessions are about practical application; what you do when you are back at your desk, in your next meeting or with your team – where ever possible Rebekah will provide you with things you can use, do or try.

Who is this session for?

This session is aimed towards Midwifes who manage or oversee teams (Band 6 and above)

Book your Place

Book a place via our RSVP booking system below. You will receive the joining instructions for the event 1 week before the session.

SELA will retain a record of your name, job role, organisation, band, and contact details on its secure alumni register and contacts database for management information and communications purposes. Although we will be able to see your name and email address upon submission, this data will be anonymised from the EDI details. We appreciate your support in providing this information, which will help us to ensure our leadership development interventions are widely accessible and inclusive.

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Should you have any queries, or if your circumstances change and you can no longer attend, or you wish to opt out of the above arrangements, please contact [email protected].