Creating Psychologically Safe Workplaces with Dr David Weiss

Welcome back to We Are Human Leaders! Creating a psychologically safe workplaces begins with the one who leads the work environment.

Today we are sharing our conversation with Leadership Coach, and CEO of Weiss International, Dr. David S. Weiss, Ph.D., ICD.D, CHRE. Dr. Weiss has coached numerous leaders throughout his career changing the narrative that leaders should always do the talking, to leaders talking less and listening more.

Giving your team an opportunity to contribute their ideas first before you pitch in yours will create an output of diverse ideas. He discusses that the highest level of psychological safety in the workplace is when all individuals are able to challenge a concept in a way of conflict without contempt, getting rid of the unnecessary artificial boundaries. We also talk about creating an environment where employees are not afraid to speak up knowing that their workmates and leaders will listen.

As Dr. Weiss shared, it’s not about building innovative leaders, it's about building leaders of innovation. Leaders who are able to draw out the innovative capacity of others, and work with diverse teams to create psychologically safe environments.

A human leader is a humane leader who prioritizes the psychological welfare of every individual in the team.

Episode Highlights:

Psychological Safety and Coaching

Defining what a psychologically safe workplace is

The issue of a psychologically unsafe environment

The role of a team coach

Key ingredients to achieve psychological safety

Innovative intelligence

Listening skills of a leader

The V.U.C.A Framework

Being present to build psychological safety

C.L.E.A.R. Leadership coaching

Traps that human leaders often fall into

How the pandemic and technology affected leadership coaching

The place to start changing our ways of leading

More about Dr David Weiss:

Dr. David Weiss. David is the President & CEO of Weiss International Ltd, an international coaching and consulting firm based in Toronto that focuses on leadership coaching and leading innovation. David is also a Certified Coach with the International Coach Federation, and a Certified Life and Wellness Coach. He also is a regular guest faculty at the Executive Development programs at the Schulich School of Business and St. Mary’s University.

Previously, David was an Affiliate Professor at the Rotman School of Management, Senior Research Fellow at Queen’s University, and VP and Chief Innovation Officer of a multinational consulting firm. David’s doctorate is from the University of Toronto, and he has three master’s degrees. He was honoured as the first lifetime Fellow of the Institute for Performance and Learning, the recipient of the “HR Leadership Award” at the Asia-Pacific HR Congress, and the recipient of the “Distinguished Lecturer” certificate from the Government of Canada.

David has published over 60 professional articles and he has written seven books including the best-selling books The Leadership Gap and Innovative Intelligence. He has provided coaching for leaders throughout the world, and he has facilitated executive and leadership sessions in Canada, USA, England, France, Hungary, China, Russia, Malaysia, Israel, Uganda, South Africa, and Chile.
Connect with Dr. David Weiss:

Website | www.weissinternational.ca

LinkedIn | ca.linkedin.com/dr-david-weiss

Twitter | @DrDavidWeiss

Book | Innovative Intelligence: www.amazon.com/Innovative Intelligence

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