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Live Webinar · 2nd Edition Launch

The Business Case forPsychological Safety

Launching the revised second edition of The 4 Stages of Psychological Safety.

August 18th | 11am EST

Release day for the second edition

Dr. Timothy R. Clark

Oxford Social Scientist
LeaderFactor CEO

In 60 minutes, Dr. Timothy R. Clark makes the business case at the heart of the new edition — why psychological safety is a performance issue, not a soft one, and what the research shows it drives.

60 minutes, with live Q&A
What you'll walk away with

Three things you can use.

  • The research case. The ten organizational outcomes psychological safety drives — from engagement and retention to physical safety.

  • Why culture decays by default. What the "nice culture" quietly costs you, and why healthy culture erodes without deliberate effort.

  • How to reward vulnerability. A simple method to reward vulnerability on your team, starting in your next 1:1.

Reserve your seat

Register for the webinar.

Save your seat for the live session — 60 minutes with Dr. Timothy R. Clark, plus live Q&A.

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The second edition launches August 18th.

The same day as the webinar — the complete business case for psychological safety, in print.

Preorder on Amazon
The 4 Stages of Psychological Safety, second edition (revised and expanded) — book cover.
What's new in the second edition

Revised, expanded, and battle-tested.

Since the first edition, hundreds of thousands of leaders have put the 4 Stages to work. The second edition folds in what they learned — new research, new stories, and sharper tools.

  • Updated research and data on how psychological safety drives performance, learning, and innovation.
  • New case studies and examples from leaders who have applied the framework across industries.
  • Expanded, practical guidance for building each stage in hybrid and distributed teams.
  • Refined tools, reflection questions, and behavioral cues to move from concept to action.
  • A clearer through-line from the framework to measurement — knowing where a team is stuck and what to do next.
Dr. Timothy R. Clark

Your host

Dr. Timothy R. Clark

Oxford-trained social scientist · CEO of LeaderFactor

Oxford-trained social scientist, CEO of LeaderFactor, and author of The 4 Stages of Psychological Safety. Tim advises executive teams worldwide on building high-performance cultures.

Beyond the webinar

This is a glimpse. The course is the system.

The 4 Stages of Psychological Safety™ turns the ideas in this session into a measurable, cohort-based program — the framework, the Access Pass, and the validated PSindex® assessment.

The 4 Stages of Psychological Safety — inclusion, learner, contributor, and challenger safety.
The framework. Four stages, built in sequence.
The Access Pass. Course, tools, and assessment in one login.
Free guide

Get the 10 outcomes — free.

Takeaway #1 from the webinar, in a guide you can keep. As an independent variable, psychological safety correlates moderately or strongly with ten distinct outcomes — and increasing it sets off a cascade. This guide breaks down all ten.

Download the guide
The 10 Outcomes of Psychological Safety — guide cover.

Save your seat for August 18th.

60 minutes with Dr. Timothy R. Clark, plus live Q&A. Space is limited.