Berrett-Koehler The 4 Stages of Psychological Safety

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This is a very good, well written book. Full of personal stories and insights from the author. A must read for all who are involved in organizational effectiveness and change.

As a late-diagnosed neurodivergent woman, the four stages of psychological safety were a genuine reframe for me—not because they were comforting, but because they were accurate. Before encountering this framework, I implicitly treated psychological safety as binary: either an environment was safe, or it wasn’t. The four-stage model made something clear that I hadn’t been able to articulate for years: many environments offer early-stage safety (inclusion, sometimes learning) while silently penalizing the later stages (contribution and challenge). That distinction matters enormously for neurodivergent people. I often experienced situations where I was “included” and even praised for output, but discouraged—sometimes subtly, sometimes overtly—from contributing in my own way or questioning assumptions. The model clarified that this wasn’t a personal shortcoming or communication failure; it was a structural ceiling on psychological safety. The most important insight for me was challenger safety. Organizations frequently say they value innovation and honesty, but react negatively when someone points out incoherence, inefficiency, or risk—especially when that person doesn’t fit the expected social or cognitive mold. Neurodivergent people often surface these issues early, not because we’re difficult, but because our pattern sensitivity is different. This framework helped me stop internalizing that mismatch as failure. It also helped me see how systems that suppress later-stage safety don’t just harm individuals—they blind themselves. Highly recommended for anyone thinking seriously about teams, organizations, or why so many “unexpected” failures were actually sensed early by people who weren’t listened to.

Livro fala sobre os estágios da segurança psicológica, leva você a refletir como tornar sua organização mais segura emocionalmente

Love this book. Very helpful information on how to create a culture as a leader that can help others thrive!

O livro em si é muito bem escrito, num tom leve, bem professoral. Possui gráficos, referências, tabelas, resumos, perguntas-chave e tudo mais. Tudo bem assinalado e demonstrado. Ele usa algumas anedotas pessoais para ilustrar seus pontos - o que não confere validade - mas é um toque pessoal legal. Achei que ele se esticou um pouco mais do que devia, mas ok. É um livro de 140 páginas. Contudo, o motivo de eu ter dado menos estrelas, apesar de todo o elogio, é que o cara se apresenta como PhD, contudo, não existe NENHUMA evidência sobre seu título na internet. Ele mesmo não cita NENHUM artigo seu ao longo do texto. Fui atrás das referências e Aí fui cavando e descobri que na real ele é "research-trained" em Oxford. Como A foi parar em B, eu não sei. Ou seja, é um scam. Mas isso não tira o fato de que o que ele tem a dizer é interessante no livro, pois bate com minhas experiências pessoais. Mas o fato de o cara, supostamente, mentir no seu resumé, pra mim é um no-no.

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