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Team Practices That Design for Voice

Ten practices that make contribution, dissent, and learning an expected part of the work

Psychological safety should not depend entirely on individual courage. This companion to the Equitable Psychological Safety Standard gives teams ten deliberate practices for structuring meetings, decisions, reviews, and one-to-one conversations so that contribution, dissent, questions, and learning are expected parts of the work rather than acts of bravery.

What you get

• Ten team practices, including individual first group second, dissent before commitment, direct-report-led one-to-ones, risk and learning huddles, repair, and a monthly team reflection
• Structures that put thinking on record before senior views anchor the room
• Practices for closing the loop, so input visibly leads somewhere
• A way to check the room for differential risk, because the price of speaking up is not the same for everyone