# Can a Team Be Too Safe?

*Tom Geraghty · Models & Critique, Models & Critique*

Revisits the 'can a team be too psychologically safe?' question directly. Argues the answer is no — and that the studies claiming otherwise confuse low-standards cultures (a leadership failure) with high-PS cultures, which require both safety and accountability.

- **This page:** https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/psychological-safety-83-can-a-team-be-too-psychologically-safe/
- **Read the full article on psychsafety.com:** https://psychsafety.com/psychological-safety-83-can-a-team-be-too-psychologically-safe/
- **Interactive map:** https://explore.psychsafety.com/?node=ps-83-too-safe

## Connected concepts (2)

- [Conflict & Holding Environments](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/psychological-safety-60-conflict-and-holding-environments.md)
- [Too Much PS?](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/can-workplaces-have-too-much-psychological-safety.md)