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

Psychological safety is one of the most powerful drivers of performance. McKinsey & Company  reports that organizations in the top quartile for psychological safety see up to 50% higher productivity and 76% stronger engagement. The concept, defined by Harvard Professor Amy Edmondson, is simple but transformational: it’s the shared belief that people can speak up, ask questions, challenge ideas, and admit mistakes without fear of embarrassment or punishment. It’s the same prin

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

In recent years, countries across the Middle East have launched ambitious transformation plans to diversify economies, modernize industries, and empower their people. Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 is perhaps the most well-known example, but it is part of a much broader regional movement that includes many countries such as; the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman and others. While these national visions highlight infrastructure, investment, and sectoral growth, the

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