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.

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The 7 Benefits of Creating a Safe Workplace