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Psychological Safety: Sunny Weather vs. Storm
Conditions
This briefing contrasts what organisations claim about psychological safety with the
reality observed in practice. It demonstrates how many programmes collapse under
pressure, becoming a 'sunny-weather proposition' rather than a storm-tested
protection for truth-tellers. Evidence from academia, employee surveys, and Rio Tinto
case studies are included.
Conclusion: Psychological safety cannot remain a 'sunny-weather slogan.' It must be
storm-tested — in boardrooms, in courtrooms, and when billions are at stake. Until
retaliation is criminalised and independent external speak-out systems are enforced,
most corporate programmes will remain a veneer rather than a protection.
