# Seven Harmful Behaviours

*Tom Geraghty · Interpersonal Practice, Power*

Catalogues seven common behaviours that damage psychological safety in the workplace: bullying, poor responses to bad news, broken promises, keeping the wrong people in the room, self-aggrandising, inconsistency, and the seven verbal patterns that signal unsafety.

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## Connected concepts (10)

- [How We Respond](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/how-we-respond-matters.md)
- [Bullying & PS](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/psychological-safety-bullying.md)
- [What Not to Say](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/what-not-to-say-as-a-manager.md)
- [Bad Management](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/bad-management.md)
- [Dominic Raab & Bullying](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/dominic-raab-the-impact-of-bullying-behaviour-on-psychological-safety.md)
- [How to Promote Psychological Safety at Work](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/how-to-promote-psychological-safety-at-work.md)
- [Micromanagement](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/micromanagement.md)
- [Overcoming Toxic Work Culture](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/overcoming-toxic-work-culture-4-tips-to-improve-psychological-safety.md)
- [PS Behaviours](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/psychological-safety-behaviours.md)
- [Seven Sins of PS](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/the-seven-deadly-sins-of-psychological-safety.md)