The HR Dialogues #39 | Psychological Safety: What It Really Means for HR and Leadership

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Get HR leadership insights delivered to your inbox 👉 https://aihr.ac/437JpB6 What does psychological safety really look like in today’s dynamic workplace? And how can HR play a role in shaping cultures where trust, authenticity, and feedback thrive? Welcome to The HR Dialogues with Dr. Dieter Veldsman! Join AIHR’s Chief HR Scientist as he sits down with Michelle Fields, former VP of HR at AIHR, to unpack the complexities and realities of psychological safety across modern organizations. In this episode, Dieter and Michelle explore how psychological safety impacts team dynamics, HR’s role in enabling versus owning it, and how leaders can intentionally build cultures where people can show up as their true selves—even in high-performance, hybrid, or AI-driven environments. Michelle brings nearly 15 years of cross-industry HR experience, spanning construction, publishing, advertising, and digital innovation. Her insights blend strategic thinking with human-first leadership, making this conversation both practical and powerful. In this episode, we discuss: - Defining psychological safety and what it actually looks like in today’s - workplace - Unpacking HR’s role in enabling trust without overstepping boundaries - Exploring how leaders can build safety into even the most high-paced work environments Upskill your team and create an impactful HR function in the flow of work with courses, certificate programs, and bootcamps: Build psychologically safe and high-performing teams → https://aihr.ac/41pZVeC Lead culture and organizational development efforts → https://aihr.ac/41qT04V Boost leadership influence and strategic impact → https://aihr.ac/3UNeVj4 🚀 Get unlimited access to all AIHR training courses and certificate programs with a Team License 👉 https://aihr.ac/45DxfS0 👋👋 P.S. Follow us on LinkedIn for more: Insights to build high-performing HR teams: https://www.linkedin.com/company/leading-hr-by-aihr/posts/ The latest HR developments: https://www.linkedin.com/school/aihr/