Workplaces are not the havens of productivity and camaraderie that we wish they were. Leadership doesn’t always know what their role is in creating safety and in fact, may not be all that interested in safety if it means their KPIs are threatened.
What’s a person to do? Today Virginia and I talk about
How middle management impacts feelings of safety
The strange experience of being told that change is coming and then watching 30 years of nothing happen
How we can create safety for ourselves and people we care about, even in toxic workplaces
The need for an exit strategy, the value of support
One of the distinctions Virginia and I explore is middle management - stuck in the middle with you - and executive leadership which seems to sail blithely above the fray, even though their decision-making authority is far more impactful than that of middle managers.
I also talk about how we can create a sense of personal integrity and safety that will serve us in even the most toxic environments because sometimes leaving is just not available to us.
I know I have had that experience of feeling empty. Today I talk about how I remember my value is not determined by someone else, but by my actions.
Let us know below: what experiences of safe leadership or safe work colleagues made a difference in your workplaces. Or what you think needs to change
