Erosion of Psychological safety at workplace: Strategic interventions to address the issue

The present day workforce which comprises of Gen X, Y and Z at various levels, have a shared requirement in terms of workplace safety and psychological safety and they consider it to be of utmost importance. Outcomes of an unsafe environment in terms of failing, relearning, questioning and sharing is explicitly indicated through burnout, depression and high attrition rates. It is imperative that a culture of safe environment has to be developed at the top level and should be nurtured at the bottom most level of any organization. This conceptual paper analyses the need to have psychological safety at workplace, the root cause for a psychologically unsafe environment, the strategies and measures which organizations can develop to abate the issue and foster a conducive environment for the overall development of individuals while creating a safe space to learn and grow. This paper could further lead to an empirical study to be conducted in various industries and can be tested for various industry specific factors as well as common factors affecting psychological safety at workplace