Psychological Safety – The Quiet Accelerator of Transformation
When uncertainty is constant, trust becomes your most reliable lever for performance.
In today’s fast-moving, AI-disrupted world, the real enabler of transformation isn’t just technology or process - it’s people. And the conditions they’re working in.
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Author: Helen Kewell & Verity Hart
Our latest article written by Muuto Client Partner, Helen Kewell and Muuto Project Manager, Verity Hart, explores how psychological safety is becoming the invisible infrastructure of high-performing organisations. It’s what allows people to speak up, challenge assumptions, recover fast from setbacks and drive change from within. Far from being a “nice to have,” it’s a critical performance multiplier.
We draw on fresh data, industry stories, and frontline insight to show how organisations are embedding psychological safety into the flow of real work, not as an initiative, but as a way of operating.
In the article, you’ll find:
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Stories from organisations like Rio Tinto and BP, where silence carried a cost and psychological safety unlocked innovation
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Evidence from global research that links psychological safety to measurable performance gains
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Practical strategies to build psychological safety into existing work, not by stopping, but by starting where you are
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Leadership behaviours that shift culture without fanfare: modelling vulnerability, celebrating learning, and fuelling curiosity
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Discover how psychological safety can unlock momentum in your teams and become a quiet, systemic driver of change.
About the Authors
Helen Kewell is a Client Partner at Muuto, specialising in global people, behaviour and culture transformations. She partners with senior leaders and teams to tackle transformation challenges and create tailored solutions to drive meaningful change.
Verity Hart is a Project Manager at Muuto with expertise in complex, business and technology-driven transformation. She is an expert in psychological safety and in building innovative cultural, change management and learning solutions to drive business outcomes.