Psychological Safety: Improving Employee Engagement and Morale
Mauricio Velasquez
Founder and President, The Diversity Training Group
In this episode, we chat with Mauricio Velasquez about psychological safety in the workplace. Mauricio defines psychological safety as an environment where employees feel safe to express ideas and admit mistakes without fear. He emphasizes the crucial role of trust in fostering such an environment and outlines strategies for building trust, including leading by example, encouraging participation and providing feedback. The episode highlights the positive impact of psychological safety on employee engagement and morale.
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Mauricio Velasquez
Founder and President, The Diversity Training Group
Summary of Qualifications
Mauricio has trained in every state but North Dakota. His work and life has taken him to more than 70 countries. Mauricio has trained more than 1 million participants in his 29-year career. He is a local, state and national speaker as well as a regular speaker for PRIMA.
Responsibilities
Mauricio is a trainer, consultant, coach, expert witness and author. He published an e-book with accompanying guide earlier this year on improving your DEI strategy, plan and efforts. Presently, Mauricio is writing a book titled "Tackling Toxicity" with a publisher to come out later this year.
Business Experience
With nearly 30 years of experience working at local, state, regional and national level for PRIMA member clients, Mauricio has worked with dozens of organizations in the PRIMA space. Many of his efforts and partnerships with clients are focused on the clients' retention of talent, issues internally and winning the war for talent externally.
Professional Affiliations
Member, Society for Human Resource Management
Education
BA - Double Major, Economics and Psychology, The University of Virginia
MBA - Human Resources Management, The George Washington University
