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From concept to consequence. · Psychological Safety

Five classes: from an opening on the concept and the four stages of psychological safety to deep dives into belonging, personality and toxic behaviors, closing with a provocation about the human cost of unsafe environments.

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Why this theme now

Silence is not alignment.

The problem

The cost of silence

Teams that do not speak up signal fear, not harmony. Psychological safety is no longer an academic concept: today it is linked to operational error, rework, illness and the psychosocial risk mapped by NR-01.

The science

Infrastructure, not climate

Built by leadership behavior, psychological safety predicts learning, innovation and risk prevention. It is a structural condition of work, not a passing perception.

How to travel this journey

Two ways. The same care.

1h classes, online, fully curated by Dr. Pedro Shiozawa, PhD. The difference between the two modalities is how the track is chosen.

Side by sidePredefinedPredictive
Classes5 classes · 1h · online5 classes · 1h · online
TrackThemes already setSelected by the mapping
DiagnosisNot includedInitial and final mapping
GPMH CertificationNot applicableUnlocked if the score meets the threshold
InvestmentMost accessiblePremium

The Predictive catalog

31 possible classes. The mapping picks 5.

The titles below form the GPMH catalog, curated by Dr. Pedro Shiozawa, PhD. In the Predictive Journey, the mapping results define which ones enter your track.

  • Emotional Intelligence: the key to professional success
  • Artificial Intelligence and Mental Health
  • Emotional Management: tools to manage emotions at work
  • Conflict Management
  • Personality: The Masks We Wear
  • Self-Care: You at the Center
  • Relational Intelligence
  • Belonging: The Power of Being Part
  • The Secret of Happiness
  • From Sleep to Nightmare: what science teaches us about sleep
  • Women’s Mental Health
  • Antifragile: The Challenge of Growing Through Problems
  • Living to Learn: Cognitive Stimulation and Its Impact on Mental Health
  • Why Do We Err? The neuroscience of decision-making
  • Neuroplasticity: The High Cost of Multitasking
  • The Science of Procrastination
  • Talking About Stress: Friend or Foe?
  • Play It Again: The Importance of Revisiting, Planning and Acting
  • The Path to Psychological Safety
  • The Performance Paradox
  • We Are Toxic Without Knowing
  • What Engages Us: The Neuroscience of Engagement
  • Mental Health Is Business Talk
  • NR-01 and Psychosocial Risks
  • Anxiety: Why Are We So Anxious?
  • Sadness vs. Depression
  • Online Gaming: A Villain in Disguise
  • Sex, Drugs and Rock’n’Roll: the biology of pleasure and the pursuit of happiness
  • Burnout: What No One Told You
  • Between Pressure and Rest: Untangling Burnout, Anxiety and Depression
  • Psychosis: Understanding the Main Conditions
Dr. Pedro Shiozawa, PhD

Scientific curation

100% curated by Dr. Pedro Shiozawa, PhD

In both modalities, every theme, class and sequence goes through the curation of Dr. Pedro Shiozawa, PhD, psychiatrist and researcher. Classes are led by GPMH team specialists; the science behind them has a single owner.

The Predefined Journey track

Five acts, one arc.

The fixed-theme track of the Predefined modality: each class plays a role in the arc, and the sequence turns the themes into a narrative. In the Predictive Journey, the mapping selects the titles from the GPMH catalog.

Act 01 · Opening / Sensitization · Class 1 of 5 · Online · 1h

The Path to Psychological Safety

Theoretical background and the four stages of psychological safety.

TrustCommunicationProductivity
What it is: work infrastructure, not climate
Trust: the base for the team to open up and contribute
Open communication: room to disagree and contribute
Error as learning: data, not a reason for blame
Conflicts: healthy management prevents escalation and silence
Stages: the four levels of safety in the team

Act 02 · Deep dive · Class 2 of 5 · Online · 1h

Belonging: The Power of Being Part

Belonging as the neurobiological base of psychological safety.

InclusionRetentionSafety
Neurobiological base: a brain circuit, not just a feeling
Engagement: belonging increases real engagement
Isolation: measurable impacts on the social brain
Inclusion: safety depends on real inclusion
Leadership: builds or breaks belonging
Culture: organizational identity as protection

Act 03 · Deep dive · Class 3 of 5 · Online · 1h

Personality: The Masks We Wear

The Big Five as a tool to understand work styles, not to label people.

Self-knowledgeRelationshipsDevelopment
Foundations: genetics and environment shape personality
Big Five: a tool for reading profiles, not a label
Stress: each trait reacts to pressure differently
Relationships: traits shape communication and collaboration
Self-knowledge: the base for adapting your own style
Complementary teams: strong teams come from diversity

Act 04 · Deep dive · Class 4 of 5 · Online · 1h

We Are Toxic Without Knowing

How normalized micro-behaviors erode psychological safety.

BehaviorConflictResponsibility
Recognition: toxicity in yourself and in others
Impact: effects on productivity and mental health
Constructive communication: clear, assertive and respectful
Emotion management: responding without reacting
Positive culture: a space with respect and wellbeing
Conflict resolution: fair methods for disputes

Act 05 · Closing with provocation · Class 5 of 5 · Online · 1h

Between Pressure and Rest

Burnout, anxiety and depression: the consequence of environments without psychological safety.

SustainabilityBalancePrevention
Definitions: burnout, anxiety, depression: the differences
Body and mind: effects of chronic stress on both
Warning signs: early recognition prevents the worst
Productivity: direct impact on performance and wellbeing
Prevention: conscious pauses and real self-care
Rest: recovery is part of high performance

The logic of the sequence

From concept to consequence.

It sensitizes on the concept, addresses structural conditions (belonging) and leadership behavior (toxicity), reaches the cognitive mechanism of error and learning, and closes on the human consequences, provoking continuity.

01OpeningThe Path to Psychological Safety
02Deep diveBelonging
03Deep divePersonality
04Deep diveWe Are Toxic Without Knowing
05ClosingBetween Pressure and Rest

To accelerate learning

Learning Boosts.

Optional reinforcements, available in both the Predefined and the Predictive Journey.

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AI Insights

AI-generated deep dive into the journey's own results.

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Coffee with a Specialist

A one-on-one session with a GPMH specialist to apply the learning to real context.

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Other Focused Journeys.

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The complete journey

This area is also part of the Organizational Neuroscience Journey, the complete journey, across all five evidence fronts.

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GPMH Method

From human signal to executive decision.

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Living diagnosis

Data, language and human signals organized into an executive reading.

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Scientific curation

Content grounded in neuroscience, mental health, AI, behavior and business.

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Human decision

Clear insights that help leaders act with precision, responsibility and care.

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Sustained change

Boosters and reinforcements turn learning into routine.

Academic and research partners

An international research group supports our scientific, methodological and technological progress.

Academic and research partners

Chapter close

From safety to mental health.

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