A collection of thoughts, reports
and articles from the Facet5 team
Why Psychological Safety Depends on Leadership and Systems, Not Just Good Intentions
By now, one thing should be clear - psychological safety is not created by a workshop, a policy or a set of values on a wall. It is created through lived experience. And while everyone contributes to that experience, leadership and systems play a disproportionate role in whether psychological safety is sustained or slowly eroded. Most organisations don’t lack intent. They lack alignment.
The Small Behaviours that Make Psychological Safety Visible Every Day
Psychological safety is rarely built through grand gestures. It’s built through small, repeatable behaviours that signal how people can expect to be treated. Most teams don’t struggle because they don’t care about safety. They struggle because safety is assumed rather than practiced.
Why Psychological Safety Breaks Under Pressure (and what Protects it)
Psychological safety is easiest to see when things are calm. Work is predictable. People know what is expected of them. Time feels sufficient. Decisions are clear and responsibilities articulated. In these conditions, most teams appear collaborative, open and respectful. But psychological safety isn’t really revealed in calm moments.
Psychological Safety is Not the Absence of Fear – it’s the Presence of Predictability
Psychological safety has become one of the most talked-about ideas in modern organisations. It appears in leadership frameworks, culture statements and learning agendas. It’s referenced in conversations about engagement, wellbeing and performance. And yet, in many teams, people still hesitate before speaking up.
Why Leaders Today Need Humanity More Than Authority
Leadership has changed more in the last few years than in the previous three decades. The role is heavier. The expectations are broader. The emotional load is higher. And the skills required are more human than ever. The world leaders operate in today is more complex and more human than anything before it.
The Human Skills Every Team Needs (but most were never taught)
We often assume that teams succeed because they’re full of talented people. People with experience, intelligence, technical skill and strong work ethic. But if that were true, high-performing teams would be everywhere. And we know they’re not. The teams that thrive today aren’t the ones with the most talent or the smartest individuals. They are the teams with the strongest human skills.
