Psychological safety refers to the shared belief within a team that it's safe to take interpersonal risks, such as speaking up, asking questions, or admitting mistakes, without fear of negative consequences to self-image, status, or career. In psychologically safe environments, individuals feel comfortable expressing themselves, sharing ideas, and engaging in open dialogue without the fear of ridicule, rejection, or retaliation.

Employee engagement is now one of the most critical issues affecting organisations. While fostering a culture of engagement brings numerous benefits, the costs of disengagement are equally powerful but profoundly negative. Disengagement impacts an organisation’s bottom line, team morale, and overall productivity.

Based on the latest insights from Gartner's survey of over 1,400 HR leaders, several priorities have emerged that will shape how companies manage talent and transform their organisations.

Behavioural assessments in the workplace are valuable tools for fostering employee development and improving overall organisational effectiveness. Here are some key benefits ..

Psychological safety refers to the shared belief within a team that it's safe to take interpersonal risks, such as speaking up, asking questions, or admitting mistakes, without fear of negative consequences to self-image, status, or career. In psychologically safe environments, individuals feel comfortable expressing themselves, sharing ideas, and engaging in open dialogue without the fear of ridicule, rejection, or retaliation.

Emotional Intelligence (EI) is an individual’s ability to recognise their own and other people’s emotions, and their ability to use this information to guide how they think, respond and behave.

If leaders want to create organisations that are psychologically safe and attractive places to work and develop, they need to develop empathy in the workplace. 

Research has shown that disengaged employees cost the UK £44 billion annually in lost productivity (Employee Benefits Summit 2010)

These 4 people priorities are essential for improving your organisations performance

Are you feeling stuck? Take time to consider the kind of life you want to live and the person you want to be.

Research conducted by Queen's University found companies with higher management scores perform better.

A new McKinsey Health Institute survey across 30 countries found that the global level of burnout is 22%, in the UK 20% and 16% in North America.

Considering the challenges HR professionals face learning to better understand their emotions and their response to these so they can be decisive, innovative and resilient will be important In addition, as HR professionals interact with individuals who are stressed and angry it would be beneficial to have a simple tool to share that enable safe and peaceful conversations to help them get unstuck.