SH11: Building a Team. Part 1. Inclusion Safety.

Creating a team quickly in diving can be challenging due to the litigious nature of the sport, especially in the US, where instructors fear legal repercussions for acknowledging mistakes or deviations from standards. This fear hinders the development of psychological safety within a team. Psychological safety, defined as the shared belief within a team that it's acceptable to take interpersonal risks, plays a crucial role in diving, as every instructional dive is a team effort. To build psychological safety, it's essential to foster trust, humility, and good communication. Psychological safety consists of four stages: inclusion safety, learning safety, contributor safety, and challenger safety. This podcast series explores each stage in detail, beginning with inclusion safety, which involves making everyone feel included, moving to mutual discovery, defining and communicating the team's purpose and values, active listening, following through on commitments, and forbidding personal attacks. These practices promote inclusion and ultimately enhance team cohesion and safety in diving.

Original blog:

https://www.thehumandiver.com/blog/team-building-psych-safety-1

Links:

Amy Edmonson’s book

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fearless-Organization-Psychological-Workplace-Innovation/dp/1119477247/

About Prospect Theory

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prospect_theory

Timothy Clark’s book

https://www.amazon.co.uk/4-Stages-Psychological-Safety/dp/1523087684/

Why is it so hard to create a team quickly in diving, especially in classes?

Part Two: Learner Safety

https://www.thehumandiver.com/blog/team-building-psych-safety-2