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Week 24 · Workplace Culture

Practical Psychological Safety

A live conversation with Dr. Tharaka - researcher, advisor and one of the world's leading voices on how teams can speak up safely, learn faster, and burn out less.

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Psychological safety isn't about being nice. It's about being honest, safely.

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Haza Rahim
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Haza Rahim

United Kingdom · Cultural Identity

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48 weeks · 48 sessions · 48 fresh topics

One live session, every week, all year - across all time zones. Browse the entire program, save replays, and add to calendar for upcoming weeks.

Week01
Dr. Claire Ashley

Breaking the Burnout Cycle

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Week02
Tobias Kalenscher

Stress & Decision Making

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Week03
Rose Auyeung-Chen

Everyday Mindfulness

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Week04
Dr. Gina Cleo

The Power of Habits for Wellbeing

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Week05
Roy Gluckman

Unpacking Psychological Safety

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Week06
Rory Tol

How to Make Your Phone Less Addictive

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Week07
Ali Orhan

Men's Health: Prevention & Signals

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Week08
Zoia Mahjoubi

Cultivating Psychological Flexibility

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Week09
Aurelie Litynski

Prevent, Avoid & Handle Burnout

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Week10
Sarah Farmer

From Imposter to Empowered

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Week11
Scott Davenport

Supercharge Your Personal Resilience

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Week12
Prof. Bruce Hood

Dealing with Adversity

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Week13
Jérôme Gijselaers

The Psychology of Performance

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Week14
Kirsty Hulse

Practical Optimism

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Week15
Stefan van der Stigchel

Improving Concentration

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Week16
Prof. Jason Gill

Diets and Obesity

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Week17
Elaine Broe

Foundations of Trust & Psychological Safety

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Week18
Joyce Marter

Mental Wealth: Mental & Financial Health

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Week19
Geoff McDonald

Mental Health as a Competitive Advantage

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Week20
Sarah Stein Lubrano

Cognitive Dissonance

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Week21
David Waters

Resilience: Meeting Life's Challenges

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Week22
Will Schneider

Attention is Your New KPI

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Week23
Alessandra Patti

Digital Wellbeing & Focus

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Week24
Haza Rahim

Cultural Identity

Live
Week25
Cole Groom

The Science of Breathwork

Week26
Prof. Julia Rucklidge

Nutrition and Mental Health

Week27
Basma Aziz

Be Comfortable with the Uncomfortable

Week28
Dr. Mark Rowe

A Pathway to Renewal & Vitality

Week29
Kilian Wawoe

Stress in Teams

Week30
Daphne Feller

A High-Performing Brain

Week31
Mikela Fenech Pace

How to Foster Psychological Safety

Week32
Laura te Hennepe

Micro Aggression

Week33
Marjon van Opijnen

Breathe to Improve Your Mental Capacity

Week34
Thomas den Hartog

Who Said You Have to Manage Time?

Week35
Prof. Dominique Hansen

Exercise & Physical Activity

Week36
Björn Atterstam

The Importance of Being Human

Week37
Dr. Tharaka

Avoiding Burnout

Week38
Nele Clüver

Performing Under Pressure

Week39
Charlotte Edelsten

Sleeping Your Way to Better Performance

Week40
Rens van der Vorst

Being Human in Times of Exponential Tech

Week41
Jeroen van Baar

Achievement Anxiety

Week42
Björn Atterstam

Positive Psychology at Work

Week43
Martin Ebeling

Dealing with Adversity

Week44
Andy Hix

Boost Productivity with Mindfulness

Week45
Liesbeth Smit

Pseudoscience and Nutrition

Week46
David LaPorte

Paranoia, Fear & Conspiracies

Week47
Kerstin Plehwe

It's OK Not to Be OK

Week48
Dr. Jodie Lowinger

Building Mind Strength

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Haza Rahim Live nowWeek 24
Family & Care

Cultural Identity

Haza Rahim · United Kingdom
10 Jun · 14:00 CET / 08:00 EST
Cole GroomWeek 25
Stress & Resilience

The Science of Breathwork

Cole Groom · Australia
19 Jun · 14:00 CET / 08:00 EST
Prof. Julia RucklidgeWeek 26
Sleep & Energy

Nutrition and Mental Health

Prof. Julia Rucklidge · New Zealand
24 Jun · 14:00 CET / 08:00 EST
Basma AzizWeek 27
Mindfulness

Be Comfortable with the Uncomfortable

Basma Aziz · United Arab Emirates
03 Jul · 14:00 CET / 08:00 EST
Bite-sized learning

5 minutes is enough

Mini-podcasts, decks, summaries, infographics and prompts you can use today.

Mini-podcast

Psychological Safety in 6 Minutes

6:24 · Dr. Tharaka
Deck

3 Moves for Safer Meetings

12 slides · PDF
Summary

Key Takeaways: This Week's Session

2 min read
Infographic

Anatomy of a Safe Team

1-page poster
Prompt

Try at your next stand-up: 'What are we missing?'

Conversation starter
Prompt

Thank the messenger - even when the message stings.

Leadership cue
Prompts you should try

Bring this week's session into your team - in one sentence.

  • "What are we missing?" - instead of "any questions?"
  • "Thanks for naming that." - even when it stings.
  • "I might be wrong, and here's what I see." - model the move.
  • "Let's name the elephant." - kindly, and first.

On-demand library

Catch up on any session - anytime, in your language.

Dr. Claire Ashley
30 min
Stress & Resilience

Breaking the Burnout Cycle

Dr. Claire Ashley
Tobias Kalenscher
30 min
Sleep & Energy

Stress & Decision Making

Tobias Kalenscher
Rose Auyeung-Chen
30 min
Mindfulness

Everyday Mindfulness

Rose Auyeung-Chen
Dr. Gina Cleo
30 min
Workplace Culture

The Power of Habits for Wellbeing

Dr. Gina Cleo
Year-round program

8 wellbeing pillars · 48 expert sessions

Every session belongs to one of our 8 pillars, designed with People & Culture to cover the things that really move the needle.

Stress & ResilienceSleep & EnergyMindfulnessWorkplace CultureLeadershipNutritionMovementFamily & Care
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16
Live caption languages
138
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