D3 A2 (30min pres)
Tracks
Track A | Ball Room 1 (recorded for In-person & digital)
| Saturday, October 26, 2024 |
| 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM |
| Stream A | Ballroom 1 |
Overview
Thriving Leaders: A leadership intervention aimed at improving psychological safety
(Johan Nel)
Presenter
Dr Johan Nel
Manager
Metisphere
Thriving Leaders: A leadership intervention aimed at improving psychological safety.
11:00 AM - 11:30 AMAbstract
This presentation aims to highlight the important role leaders play in fostering psychological safety, supported by compelling evidence from a recent leadership intervention.
In the rapidly evolving landscape of the modern workplace, the significance of cultivating psychologically safe environments cannot be overstated. Psychological safety, a concept that refers to the belief that one will not be punished or humiliated for speaking up with ideas, questions, concerns, or mistakes, is paramount for innovation, creativity, and engagement among employees (Edmondson, 2019). Central to fostering these environments are leaders whose behaviours and actions set the tone for their teams’ climate (Maximo, Stander, & Coxen, 2019).
The session begins by unpacking the concept of psychological safety (Clark, 2020; Edmondson, 2019) and its critical importance in today's work climate. It delves into the characteristics of environments where employees feel empowered to voice their thoughts without fear of negative consequences. From there, we transition to highlighting the pivotal role of leadership in creating and sustaining these environments. Drawing on contemporary research and theories, we explore the behaviours and practices that leaders can adopt to promote psychological safety within their teams (Basharat, et.al., 2019; Lee & Dahinten, 2021; Siya, 2023).
A significant portion of the presentation is dedicated to analysing the outcomes of a leadership intervention study (Kirkpatrick, 2006). This study reported positive and statistically significant shifts in leadership behaviours. By unpacking these results, attendees will gain insights into effective strategies and interventions that have proven successful in real-world settings.
Furthermore, the presentation embraces a practical approach by guiding attendees on how to apply the learnings from the session. It provides actionable recommendations on evaluating interventions aimed at modifying leadership behaviours with the goal of fostering psychologically safe work environments. Attendees will leave the session equipped with the tools and knowledge to assess interventions set out to create a climate of psychological safety.
This presentation promises to offer a better understanding of the instrumental role leaders play in developing and sustaining a climate of psychological safety. Bridging the gap between theory and practice, it aims to empower attendees to drive positive change, enhancing the overall well-being and productivity of their teams.
In the rapidly evolving landscape of the modern workplace, the significance of cultivating psychologically safe environments cannot be overstated. Psychological safety, a concept that refers to the belief that one will not be punished or humiliated for speaking up with ideas, questions, concerns, or mistakes, is paramount for innovation, creativity, and engagement among employees (Edmondson, 2019). Central to fostering these environments are leaders whose behaviours and actions set the tone for their teams’ climate (Maximo, Stander, & Coxen, 2019).
The session begins by unpacking the concept of psychological safety (Clark, 2020; Edmondson, 2019) and its critical importance in today's work climate. It delves into the characteristics of environments where employees feel empowered to voice their thoughts without fear of negative consequences. From there, we transition to highlighting the pivotal role of leadership in creating and sustaining these environments. Drawing on contemporary research and theories, we explore the behaviours and practices that leaders can adopt to promote psychological safety within their teams (Basharat, et.al., 2019; Lee & Dahinten, 2021; Siya, 2023).
A significant portion of the presentation is dedicated to analysing the outcomes of a leadership intervention study (Kirkpatrick, 2006). This study reported positive and statistically significant shifts in leadership behaviours. By unpacking these results, attendees will gain insights into effective strategies and interventions that have proven successful in real-world settings.
Furthermore, the presentation embraces a practical approach by guiding attendees on how to apply the learnings from the session. It provides actionable recommendations on evaluating interventions aimed at modifying leadership behaviours with the goal of fostering psychologically safe work environments. Attendees will leave the session equipped with the tools and knowledge to assess interventions set out to create a climate of psychological safety.
This presentation promises to offer a better understanding of the instrumental role leaders play in developing and sustaining a climate of psychological safety. Bridging the gap between theory and practice, it aims to empower attendees to drive positive change, enhancing the overall well-being and productivity of their teams.
Learning outcomes
At the conclusion of this event, attendees will be able to:
Understand the role that leaders play in fostering psychological safety.
Analise the results from a leadership intervention that reported positive and statistically significant shifts in leadership behaviours that contribute to psychological safe climates.
Apply the learnings from the session to evaluate leadership interventions set out to create a climate of psychological safety.
Understand the role that leaders play in fostering psychological safety.
Analise the results from a leadership intervention that reported positive and statistically significant shifts in leadership behaviours that contribute to psychological safe climates.
Apply the learnings from the session to evaluate leadership interventions set out to create a climate of psychological safety.
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Johan holds a PhD in organisational psychology and is an experienced People and Culture leader with multi-national experience in leading Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Organisational Development, and Diversity and Inclusion teams. He supports organisations to translate their strategic requirements into people requirements.
Before joining Metisphere, he held senior human resources and organisational development positions at Barclays Africa and The University of Western Australia (UWA). During Johan’s tenure at Barclays, he was responsible for implementing people initiatives that enabled 30,000 employees to serve 10 million customers across 12 countries.
He later joined UWA where he worked closely with the university’s executive team to implement people initiatives that contributed to the university remaining in the top 100 universities in the world (QS World University Rankings).
He is passionate about initiatives that create dynamic work environments that lead to higher performance and wellbeing, and greater employee engagement.
