Seeing What Holds You Back: Applying the S.E.E. Model of Psychological Safety to Unlock Potential

Learning Lab

Presenter: Dr. Allessandria Polizzi

SESSION DETAILS

Date: September 13

Track: Create Fearless Environments

About the Session

In 1925, Mary Van Kleeck identified three failures in most organizations: managerial connection, role context, and job security. Nearly 100 years later, Google and Re: Work shared a 2-year study on what makes teams successful — identifying psychological safety as the most critical differentiator in high-performing teams.

Last summer, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) produced the first global standard and guidelines for managing psychosocial health and safety in the workplace to foster innovation, worker commitment, retention, and team effectiveness...the U.S. is nearly a decade behind.

This session will provide participants with a simple framework for identifying hazards and creating an action plan for their organization.

Learning Objectives

Understand the fundamentals of psychological health and safety, including what it is holistically, how it is implemented globally, and the proven benefits for creating it within your organization.

Learn the S.E.E. framework of psychological safety by looking at the structures, expectations, and environmental context in your organization.

Build an action plan based on your analysis, including how to quantify business impact, and identify steps to get started.

About the Presenter(s)

Dr. Allessandria Polizzi

SPHR, PhD

Founder & CEO

Verdant Consulting

Named a top 100 HR Professional of 2020, Dr. Allessandria Polizzi has 20 years of experience leading teams across multiple industries to unlock the potential in people and help organizations thrive. In 2021, Dr. Polizzi rebooted her consulting practice, Verdant Consulting, following her recovery from burnout and a depression diagnosis.

Her renewed focus on implementing the latest scientific research on resiliency, burnout prevention, and psychological safety helps people, teams and organizations learn practical, adaptable skills to help them flourish.

She offers training programs and organizational consulting services designed around neuroscience, cognitive behavior theory, and the ISO 45003 standards. Dr. Polizzi is the Co-Founder of the Kite HR wellbeing app for HR professionals and shares of-the-moment discoveries on all of these topics via the Be Verdant podcast.