Leader and Manager Essentials: Building Trust and Psychological Safety in Teams
18 November 2025 10:00 until 13:00
University of Sussex Campus - Gallery Room 2 - Bramber House
Speaker: Organisational Development
Part of the series: Leader and Manager Essentials
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All staff (Academic and Professional Services) with or taking on management/leadership responsibilities.
Psychological safety is a shared belief held by members of a team that the team is safe for interpersonal risk-taking. It describes a working environment characterised by inclusivity, interpersonal trust and mutual respect in which people are comfortable being themselves and feel able to ask for help, admit mistakes, express their views and suggest ideas.
This workshop gives an introduction to psychological safety and explores how to create a safe and supportive working environment that fosters trust, inclusion, collaboration and wellbeing within teams.
• What psychological safety is and why it matters
• The role of trust in managing and leading teams
• Shared experiences and ideas around building trust and psychological safety within teams.
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