Building A Foundation of Psychological Safety in Construction
Safer jobsites. Less rework. Teams that stick around. This free challenge shows you how to build a culture where people speak up, flag problems early, and watch out for each other.
Each week we will share one activity for you to complete. The activities will build upon themselves and help you understand what psychological safety is, where your team's strengths and opportunities are for building psychological safety, and how to start modeling the behaviors that will transform your culture to one where people speak up and bring their best effort.
Week Six: Five Strategies to Maintain Momenttum
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Watch the video explaining the five strategies to help you maintain momentum as you implement a psychological safety program
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The strategies are:
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Tie the program to other things already happening
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Reinforce behaviors that promote psychological safety regularly
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Model the behaviors you want others to take
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Create a simple way to measure progress
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Use your support team for ideas and updates
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Five Strategies Sustaining The Psychological SafetyChange
Week Five: Six Behaviors that Build Psychological Safety
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Watch the video explaining, in brief, six behaviors that support psychological safety
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The behaviors are:
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Active Listening
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Respond to Mistakes Constructively
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Show Respect Consistently
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Hold People Accountable
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Be Open to New Ideas
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Ask Open-Ended Questions
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Review the blog post on these six topics for more information about how they help to build and sustain psychological safety
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Choose one behavior to practice this week
Six Behaviors That Build Psychological Safety On Your Jobsite
Week Four: Strategies for Implementation
Week Four Launching Your Psychological Safety Program
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Watch the video reviewing strategies for implementing a psychological safety program
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The strategies are:
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Start Small
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Get Your Leadership Team Onboard
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Model Behaviors Yourself
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Build a Support Crew
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Consider this a Change Management Process
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Using the worksheeting, map out who you feel would be good for your support crew, which crew to start with and how to pitch your senior leadership team
Week Three: The Case for Change
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Watch the video reviewing the costs and benefits of psychological safety
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Make a list of 5 things that are keep you and your leaders (if they are different) up at night
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Review the list and choose one that you feel psychological safety can help improve
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List three ways the psychological safety can help to improve this
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Detail one action step you can take that will help to develop the psychological safety to make this improvement
Week Three Why Psychological Safety Matters
Week Two: Understanding Your Assessment
Week Two Building The Foundations Of Psychological Safety
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Watch the video
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Review your assessment results
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Review the materials sent with suggested action steps for each area
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Choose an action step to focus on this week
Week One: Assessment
Where does your team stand?
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What Psychological Safety in Construction Delivers
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Fewer Safety Incidents
Workers report hazards before they cause injuries and stop work when something doesn't look right. -
Less Rework
When people can ask questions and admit uncertainty, mistakes get caught early before they become expensive do-overs. -
Better Retention
People stay where they feel respected and leave where they feel dismissed, blamed, or ignored. -
Faster Problem-Solving
When information flows freely and people aren't afraid to flag issues, surprises become rare. -
Continuous Improvement
The people doing the work often know the best ways to do it better, psychologically safe teams tap into that knowledge. -
Stronger Accountability
When people trust each other, they can have direct conversations about performance instead of letting problems fester.
