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Short Workshop | Max. 20 Participants
90 minutes
Workshop Outcomes
- Understand what psychological safety means, why it matters for individual wellbeing and team performance, and how it is shaped by everyday workplace interactions
- Recognise personal nervous system responses that make speaking up, asking for help, or raising concerns feel threatening — and understand why this is a normal human response
- Apply at least two practical strategies for contributing to a psychologically safer team environment, regardless of role or seniority
Topics Covered
- What psychological safety is and isn't — a neuroscience-informed introduction to why our brains are wired to assess safety before we speak, contribute, or take risks
- How everyday behaviours — including listening, responding to mistakes, and navigating disagreement — build or erode psychological safety in teams
- Practical tools for all employees — evidence-based strategies for speaking up more effectively, supporting colleagues, and contributing to a safer team culture
Location
- Willing to work remote
- Willing to work interstate
How can this workshop be delivered?
- Face to Face
- Virtual
Overview
Psychological safety — the shared belief that it is safe to speak up, ask questions, and contribute ideas without fear of negative consequences — is one of the most powerful drivers of team effectiveness and individual wellbeing at work. Yet many employees have never been given a shared language or practical framework for understanding or building it.
This evidence-based session introduces employees to the concept of psychological safety, the neuroscience behind why speaking up feels risky, and the everyday behaviours that shape safer, more connected team environments. Participants leave with both a shared vocabulary and practical tools they can apply immediately — regardless of their role or seniority. Designed for general office-based teams at all levels, this 90-minute session works well as a companion to manager-focused psychological safety training or as a standalone team wellbeing and culture offering.
Workshop Outcomes
- Understand what psychological safety means, why it matters for individual wellbeing and team performance, and how it is shaped by everyday workplace interactions
- Recognise personal nervous system responses that make speaking up, asking for help, or raising concerns feel threatening — and understand why this is a normal human response
- Apply at least two practical strategies for contributing to a psychologically safer team environment, regardless of role or seniority
Topics Covered
- What psychological safety is and isn't — a neuroscience-informed introduction to why our brains are wired to assess safety before we speak, contribute, or take risks
- How everyday behaviours — including listening, responding to mistakes, and navigating disagreement — build or erode psychological safety in teams
- Practical tools for all employees — evidence-based strategies for speaking up more effectively, supporting colleagues, and contributing to a safer team culture
Who is this workshop for
Suitable for all employees in general office-based teams, regardless of role or seniority, who want to understand the neuroscience behind speaking up and contribute more effectively to a psychologically safer team culture. Particularly valuable where low candour or disengagement are identified concerns. Designed as the all-employee companion to Safe to Lead.
Handouts/materials provided
Participants receive a professionally designed PDF handout including key reference content from the session and a personal planning template for applying what they've learned. Designed to be used during the workshop and kept as a practical resource afterwards.
What to bring
Just yourself and a willingness to reflect. All workshop materials, including your participant handout, are provided on the day. No prior knowledge or preparation is required.
Facilitator
About the facilitator
Caroline Crosbie works at the intersection of neuroscience, performance, and workplace wellbeing — helping individuals and teams in demanding environments perform sustainably, regulate effectively, and work together well.
With over 30 years of experience and a Masters in Clinical Psychology from Ireland, Caroline brings a rigorous evidence base to everything she delivers. Her work draws on sleep science, nervous system regulation, and the psychology of team dynamics — translated into practical tools that work in real workplaces, not just training rooms.
She works primarily with leaders, managers, and teams in government and professional services — environments where the pressure to perform is high, the margin for error is low, and the human cost of getting it wrong compounds quietly over time.
Caroline's programmes are part of the Sustainable Performance Series — a suite of evidence-based workshops designed for organisations that take performance seriously and understand that sustaining it requires more than resilience training.
Key Expertise
- Psychological safety and team effectiveness
- Stress, anxiety and nervous system regulation
- Sleep science and work performance
- Burnout prevention and sustainable performance
- Emotional intelligence and leadership effectiveness
Industry Focus
- Government and public sector
- Local government
- Health and community services
- Professional services
- Mining and resources
Based in:
About the facilitator
Caroline Crosbie works at the intersection of neuroscience, performance, and workplace wellbeing — helping individuals and teams in demanding environments perform sustainably, regulate effectively, and work together well.
With over 30 years of experience and a Masters in Clinical Psychology from Ireland, Caroline brings a rigorous evidence base to everything she delivers. Her work draws on sleep science, nervous system regulation, and the psychology of team dynamics — translated into practical tools that work in real workplaces, not just training rooms.
She works primarily with leaders, managers, and teams in government and professional services — environments where the pressure to perform is high, the margin for error is low, and the human cost of getting it wrong compounds quietly over time.
Caroline's programmes are part of the Sustainable Performance Series — a suite of evidence-based workshops designed for organisations that take performance seriously and understand that sustaining it requires more than resilience training.
Key Expertise
- Psychological safety and team effectiveness
- Stress, anxiety and nervous system regulation
- Sleep science and work performance
- Burnout prevention and sustainable performance
- Emotional intelligence and leadership effectiveness
Industry Focus
- Government and public sector
- Local government
- Health and community services
- Professional services
- Mining and resources
Based in:
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