Team Cognitive Health playbook/Module 6 · Psychological safety

Day 60 / 100 · Psychological safety · Repairing trust

Trust breaks fast. Rebuild it on purpose.

Every team damages trust sometimes. What matters is the repair: specific, owned, and followed by changed behaviour.

Own it

Specific, No “But”

“I blamed you in public. That was wrong.”

  • Name exactly what happened
  • Name the impact

Repair

Change Something

“Here's what I'll do differently.”

  • A concrete behaviour change
  • Or a system change

Rebuild

Consistency Over Time

“Watch what I do next.”

  • Trust returns slowly
  • Every repeat resets the clock

Trust breaks fast. Rebuild it on purpose.