The
Psychological
Safety
Playbook
series
Coming early 2026
Every organization needs environments where people feel safe to speak up, take risks, and bring their best selves to work. Psychological safety is the foundation for performance, innovation and collaboration—and it starts with small, intentional actions practiced consistently over time.
- In The Psychological Safety Playbook, Dr. Karolin Helbig and Minette Norman share 25 practical moves that anyone can practice to cultivate psychological safety within their organization. It’s the definitive “how-to” guide for leaders at every level who want to create an environment where everyone can do their best work.
- The sequel, The Psychological Safety Playbook for Changemakers, goes deeper by exploring the real-world challenges of bringing psychological safety to life in the workplace. It provides stories, practical tools, and approaches for navigating resistance, rebuilding safety when it’s been broken, and sustaining meaningful culture change.
Together, these Playbooks form a powerful roadmap for individuals and teams committed to creating workplaces where everyone can thrive, contribute their best ideas, and grow together—even in uncertain times.
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While psychological safety sounds like an academic term, it is, above all, a deeply human experience: when we can ask a naïve question, propose a wild idea, or share our emotions, knowing we will not be embarrassed or marginalized—that’s when we experience psychological safety, and we can be our best and most creative selves.
By contrast, when we don’t dare ask a question, when we hold back our true thoughts, and when we mask our emotions because we are afraid we will not be accepted, and we may well be humiliated—that’s when we experience a lack of psychological safety, and we can’t be at our best.
The authors live on opposite sides of the globe—Karolin in Germany and Minette in California—yet have built a joyful and trusting collaboration fueled by shared values and a passion for meaningful work. We are living proof that creativity, friendship, and even multiple book projects can thrive without ever sharing an office (or a continent). What unites us is a deep belief in human potential and what’s possible when teams invest in psychological safety.