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Professional Ethics 2: Improving psychological safety

How improving psychological safety helps ethical decision making, creativity and productivity within teams and organizations.

Created byGarth Sheriff
BeginnerUpdated Jul 15, 2022

What You'll Learn

  • check_circleUnderstanding what is meant by the term psychological safety
  • check_circleUnderstanding the importance of psychological safety to decision making and ethics
  • check_circleIdentifying the benefits of improving psychological safety within teams and organizations
  • check_circleExploring examples of organizations with both high and low psychological safety

About This Course

Psychological safety is a belief that you are free to share your thoughts and not be punished for speaking your mind. It is an important area of research in the field of organizational behaviour. Current research has shown that organizations and teams with higher psychological safety are more productive, creative, and happier. And teams and organizations that have higher psychological safety make better and more ethical decisions.

However, current research also shows that psychological safety is fragile within organizations and teams. Critical events such as new leadership, organizational strategy changes, and external situations (such as a pandemic) can adversely affect an organization's psychological safety.

In this video learning course, we will examine current research to better understand psychological safety for organizations and teams. We will then introduce ways to assess and improve psychological safety for both organizations and teams.

Course Content

10 activities • 10 videos • duration: 1h 40m

  • videocamIntroduction
    Duration 11:00

Your Instructor

Garth Sheriff

Founder of Sheriff Consulting

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I am the founder of Sheriff Consulting which specializes in the development and delivery of accounting, auditing and foundational skill courses and workshops. Teaching and working with professionals in diverse and dynamic learning environments has been my passion and experience for over 10 years. As a qualified Canadian Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) and U.S. Certified Public Accountant (CPA), I work with finance and accounting professionals in both the U.S. and Canada to meet their training and development needs. My goal has always been to create an engaging and interactive learning environment. To help my own path of continual improvement in achieving this goal, I have also received training and worked as a professional actor. I am a member of ACTRA (the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists) and a graduate in improvisation from the Second City Training Centre. http://sheriffconsulting.com/

Credit Information

Professional development requirements vary by profession, country, and regulatory body. Before enrolling, review the course details and confirm that the content, learning format, and any listed credits meet your specific requirements. You are responsible for confirming eligibility with your regulator or professional association and keeping the records required for reporting.

What Students Are Saying

4.5 out of 5
Student's Choice
487 reviews
  • HR
    Hamran R.
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    Very great course.

  • JP
    Jaclynn P.
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    Yes, I have worked in HR for over 25 years. You see different teams and how they handle issues/errors within their groups and you easily get a sense of what type of psychological safety they have within their groups. In HR, psychological safety is a must. We need to be able to talk through issues and all of the unique situations that come our way. Its never the same twice ... so we need to have an environment where we can share and discuss to ensure we are on track for our employees and company.

  • SB
    Sharon L B.
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    The course was great. It was a match for me.

  • TN
    Tiffani N.
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    Garth Sheriff' Professional Ethics Presentation provides insight into ethics in the workplace. It provided the 5 Ws (Who, What, Why, Where, & When) and ways to implement them.

Frequently Asked Questions

We are a registered provider with 300+ associations and regulatory bodies worldwide. We operate across 27 global markets including Canada, the US, Australia, and the UK. Every course page clearly displays its specific accreditations. Upon completion, you receive a professional certificate that can be validated online. Our certificates include all necessary accreditation details, credit hours, and completion dates, and are formatted specifically to meet the submission requirements of most global regulatory bodies.

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