Repair Over Perfection: How Trust Actually Gets Rebuilt Let me start with something you will probably recognize. Remember the meeting where a conversation suddenly felt different? A colleague’s tone changed without a reason. Your idea got brushed aside a little too quickly. And that joke that did no...
Know Your Inner Voice: Ego States and Communication Dynamics A few years ago, I watched a team lead handle a disagreement in a meeting. A junior colleague suggested a different approach and without meaning to, the lead’s tone changed. she said. It was firm and edged; edged enough for the team to exp...
Safe Enough to Disagree: The Emotional Maturity Behind Healthy Conflict Picture this: You are planning a weekend getaway with your partner. They are rattling off plans out of excitement; sunrise hike, local market visit, museum tour, dinner reservations, evening concert... Your stomach tightens. It ...
The Power of Pause - Encouraging and Making Space for Silence This is Article 5 in the 8-part Building Psychological Safety Through Communication series. Quick recap so far: Article 1 looked at the unspoken contract and why people hold back. Article 2 showed how language mirrors culture. Article 3 t...
Listening is a Psychological Act: The Neuroscience of Feeling Heard Most people think listening is passive. But real listening changes brains—and builds trust faster than words ever could. In our ongoing series on Creating Psychological Safety through Communication, we’ve explored why people often h...