Team Cognitive Health playbook/Module 6 · Psychological safety

Day 57 / 100 · Psychological safety · Inclusion in meetings: who gets to speak

Design who speaks. Don't leave it to chance.

Today is about who speaks. Day 36 covered how much meeting time, and Day 72 covers how meetings run. Left alone, meetings reward the fastest and loudest voices.

Before

Level The Start

  • Agenda and pre-reads shared early
  • Reflective thinkers get time
  • Questions posted in advance

During

Share The Air

  • Silent writing first, then discuss
  • Rounds, so everyone speaks
  • Call out interruptions kindly

After

A Second Door

  • Async input for 24 hours
  • “What didn't you get to say?”
  • Decisions noted with who shaped them

Design who speaks. Don't leave it to chance.