Your Diverse Teams Need Psychological Safety: Here's How to Create It

The last few weeks have been psychologically traumatic, emotionally draining and professionally challenging for all diverse professionals living in the UK.

The 2024 Southport protest that transformed into a U.K. riot tour have seen riots in more than 20 places across Britain, from Sunderland in Northeast England and Manchester in the Northwest, to Plymouth in the southwest and Belfast in Northern Ireland.

Most of the protests have involved a few hundred people targeting migrants or Muslims, with police vehicles set alight and bricks, bottles and other missiles thrown at mosques and police officers. Shops, including Asian-owned businesses, have been vandalised or looted.

For leaders navigating how to manage employees from a diverse background in the workplace during this unsettling time, thank you for showcasing the empathy, safety, security and space required for diverse professionals to take the time they need to put personal and professional coping mechanisms in place.

Below are a couple of resources I wanted to put on your radar to sustain what you have put in place and how you can continue to advocate for your diverse employees during this time.

If you need any more help, feel free to drop me a LinkedIn message, and I'll be happy to support.

1. Read: Supporting your workforce through a crisis event
2. Take the course: Navigating Personal Trauma and Triggers at Work
3. Read: Psychological Safety for Inclusion: What is it, why it’s Important, and how to create it.
4. Watch below: What Is Psychological Safety with Harvard Business Review