Unleash the Full Potential of your Employees in Creating a Fearless and Safe Culture



So that your people...

  • Can speak up with ideas, questions and concerns, without any fear of consequences.
  • Are open about admitting mistakes, failures and can warn you for future difficulties
  • Feel comfortable in taking interpersonal risks and are able and willing to resolve conflicts.
  • Can easily express opinions and convictions and become excellent in creativity and innovation.

 

What will be the result if you unleash the full potential of your people?

  • Increased understanding, collaboration and better problem-solving capacities.
  • Leading to an overall organizational effectiveness and consistent high levels of performance.

 

What is a fearless and safe culture?

Employees feeling genuinely valued and supported, resulting in a Safe Space for everyone.

  • A Fearless Company Culture is built by employees feeling genuinely valued by their employers and knowing that their success is supported.
  • Employees want to work for organizations that appreciate them as individuals; they want to be seen, heard, and supported.

 

What are the most important concepts (steps) in building a safe culture?


  1. Create a Culture of Wining
    We care for our employees and support them for the success of the organization.

  2. Create a Culture of Participation
    We value our employees and their ideas and collaboration for a better organization.

  3. Create a Culture of Learning
    We develop and invest in our employees for the best of the organization.

Summarizing: Both the employees and the company win and thrive as a result.

 

1. Play to Win vs Playing not to Lose - a Culture of Winning

When leaders do not offer their people a safe space:

  • The employees will start to play it safe themselves - with all negative consequences.
  • They will avoid being vocal or trying new approaches - holding back in their engagement.
  • They will hesitate to take ownership - they don’t want the risk of failing or being judged.

 

2. Redefine your Leadership Role - a Culture of Participation

  • In many workplaces, leaders are seen as authorities who know best, giving instructions, and judging how well they’re carried out.
  • But in a fearless workplace, leaders instead set the direction and goals, then encourage people to contribute their own ideas and insights.
  • Setting up structures specifically for sharing information. These can be regular workshops, focus groups, or meetings. 

 

3. Reframe Failure as Learning Situations - a Culture of Learning

  • Being OK with failure at work is the first step in creating a fearless environment.
  • When team leaders start talking about failure as something that often happens and as a learning opportunity, people become comfortable taking risks, trying out new things, and openly discussing their mistakes.

 

What might happen, when a safe culture is ignored or neglected?

When leaders do not consciously work on a safe space culture, you will often find:

  1. A Culture of Competition
    We do care very much for the numbers and customers - resulting in anxiety among employees.

  2. A Culture of Control
    We do value that employees just follow the instructions and rules - resulting in blaming and less engagement.

  3. A Culture of Condemnation
     We develop an error-free culture - resulting in blame shifting and finger pointing and people hiding.

Summarizing: The organization has focus and is a winner, resulting in anxiety for the employees.

 

Learn more about the 7 Benefits of Creating a Safe Workplace

The 7 Benefits of Creating a Safe Workplace