Psychological safety - the ability to speak up, ask questions, admit mistakes, and share ideas without fear - has been consistently linked to high-performing teams. Research shows that psychologically safe teams learn faster, innovate more, and outperform their peers. Yet while the concept of psychological safety is universal, its application is not. As highlighted in a recent Inc. article written by Cosmic Centaurs CEO and Founder Marilyn Zakhour - the effectiveness of pra

While psychological safety may feel abstract, the practices that create it are surprisingly tangible. Rituals help teams build trust, encourage open communication, and reinforce the belief that everyone’s voice matters. Here are five team rituals that meaningfully strengthen psychological safety. 1. Daily Emotional Check-ins Simple questions—“How’s everyone feeling today?” or “Share your mood in one word”—create space for humanity. These micro-moments normalize emotion at wor

In October, Cosmic Centaurs hosted a closed roundtable for HR and organizational leaders across the MENA region, led by our team alongside Sander Hoeken , Co-Founder of The Fearless Organization. Together, we explored how psychological safety is evolving in workplaces across the region, grounding the discussion in global research by Professor Amy Edmondson  and data from the Fearless Organization Scan , the world’s leading tool for measuring psychological safety within teams.

Psychological safety isn’t something you improve by chasing a high score. It’s something you build through behaviors, routines, and team habits. Across MENA organizations, we often see psychological safety assessments unintentionally treated like performance evaluations. Leaders feel they’re being judged, teams worry about how their answers will be interpreted, and the score becomes the focus instead of the learning.  “It [the PSI] is always meant to be a conversation starter

As organizations across MENA transform and grow, psychological safety has become essential for enabling teams to collaborate openly, innovate, and perform at their best. As a regional leader in organizational and leadership development, Cosmic Centaurs is proud to deepen this work through our exclusive partnership with The Fearless Organization , becoming their Arabic language partner for the Fearless Organization Scan (PSI) . This partnership brings world-class psychologica