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Psychological Safety
Awareness Session
Psychological safety is a tool for team cohesion and innovation. This session helps to shift participants from feeling unsafe to high-performance.
From R18,500
60 Minutes
Virtual
Roy Gluckman-John
DEI Expert
Description
If you are looking at this page, you are one of numerous clients we have met over the last three years who have seen "Psychological Safety" scores on their engagement surveys come back low. You are not alone. But is this just the latest corporate buzzword? We believe psychological safety is the word we have been waiting for: a new way to describe an old feeling. It is the metric that determines whether people feel safe to speak up, try something new and fail, give and receive honest feedback, and navigate conflict. This 60-minute session takes the topic out of the "touchy-feely" and anchors it in performance. We explore why teams that address mistakes instead of hiding them are the ones that actually win, and we tackle the forever question: what is psychological safety, and whose responsibility is it to create it?
This Session Includes
Expert Live Facilitation
A 60-minute virtual session led by a veteran DEI expert, delivered with practical tools and empathy.
Cinematic Video
Screening of our high-impact documentary-style video that brings the human element of psychological safety to life.
Q&A
We dedicate 10–15 minutes for Q&A. Using anonymous engagement tools where needed, we create a safe environment that encourages honesty and shared learning.
The WhatsApp Advisor
Access to our WhatsApp platform that includes instant feedback on the session and the ability to ask follow-up questions privately.
Learning Outcomes
Understand What
Psychological Safety Is
Move beyond the buzzword to understand safety as the foundation for speaking up, taking risks, and addressing mistakes openly.
Link Safety to High Performance
Gain a clear understanding of how psychological safety supports team cohesion, drives innovation, and improves overall organisational effectiveness.
What is Needed to
Create Psychological Safety
Learn the two essential aspects needed to foster a safe environment, moving away from individual blame toward collective space-opening.
Outline
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We start by acknowledging the elephant in the room, low safety scores, and why they are a symptom of a deeper need for connection and clarity.
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Unpacking what psychological safety is and, crucially, what it is not. We define it as the ability to speak up, fail safely, and navigate conflict effectively.
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Moving from emotion to execution. We explore the direct correlation between a safe environment and high-performing metrics like innovation, effectiveness, and employee retention.
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We watch a short, cinematic documentary-style video featuring real stories that illustrate how psychological safety (or the lack thereof) fundamentally changes how we show up at work.
Watch the sample video to the right.
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We unpack the two specific aspects required to build and sustain a psychologically safe environment in any team.
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We address the "responsibility" trap. Instead of asking "whose fault is this?", we provide a better question: "How do we open up spaces to talk about safety together?"
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We wrap up with a Q&A engagement session with final reflections on how small shifts in how we make each other feel can lead to massive shifts in team output.
Who Is This Session For?
Organisation-wide
Leaders and People Managers
HR
Observable Month Pairing
World Day for Safety and Health at Work (April)
Mental Health Awareness Month (May/October)
How Much is Psychological Unsafety Costing Your Organisation?
| Bundle Size | Price per Quantity |
|---|---|
| 1 Session | R 22,500 each |
| 4 Sessions | R 20,500 each |
| 8 Sessions | R 18,500 each |
| Full Calendar (11 Sessions) | R 15,000 each |
Awareness Session Pricing
Frequently Asked Questions
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Our virtual format is designed to scale; we've successfully hosted groups from 20 to 2,000.
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Not at all. In fact, being "nice" can sometimes lead to people hiding mistakes to avoid conflict. Psychological safety is about being real, it’s about the candour required for high performance.
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We are platform-agnostic (Zoom, Teams, etc.) and can use our meeting platform or yours.
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To protect the psychological safety of our participants and encourage real engagement, we do not allow sessions to be recorded. This ensures that every conversation stays within the room, allowing your people to engage authentically without fear of being captured on camera.
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No, but it can be defined and de-stigmatised. This session provides the literacy and the "better questions" needed for the team to start building safety as a daily habit.
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We offer two ways to measure the impact of your Awareness Session. Users scan a QR code that opens our WhatsApp bot on their devices for quick survey feedback. Or we can provide you with a pre-designed survey link to distribute via email (or other internal channel).
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Yes, absolutely. We have a dedicated Masterclass specifically designed for this topic that shifts the focus toward practical tools, real-world scenarios, and concrete solutions
Masterclass | 90-120-Minute | Virtual
Frequently Bought Together
Psychological Safety Masterclass
Unconscious Bias
Awareness Session | 60-Minute | Virtual
About the Facilitator:
Roy Gluckman-John
Roy is the co-founder of Run to the Monster, a qualified Attorney of the High Court of South Africa, and a veteran DEI practitioner with over 13 years of experience in high-stakes consulting and programme design. His "superpower" lies in his ability to take complex, sensitive social concepts and package them into relatable, easy-to-understand ideas that reduce defensiveness and invite growth. As an expert in creating psychologically safe spaces, Roy guides participants to "run to the monsters": to face our deeply held beliefs about ourselves and others with honesty and kindness.
