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Team development kit

Psychological Safety Playbook

Your team decides how safe it is to speak up by watching what happens to the last person who did. This kit works on exactly that mechanism. It is the manager operating manual for a team that raises problems early and still holds a high bar.

FormatKit
Contents7 PDF guides, 1 Word document, 1 Excel workbook
UseDownload and keep

$89

  • Editable operating files, not a subscription
  • Immediate access through the secure TrueStep HR store
  • Built and reviewed under the published TrueStep HR standard

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What this closes

A practical system that moves the decision into real work.

Read the two areas your Team Check flagged, and nothing else yet. Each chapter is short and ends in moves you can run this week.

DecisionDevelop your managers, Keep good people
IndustryCross-industry
Files7 PDF guides, 1 Word document, 1 Excel workbook
ReviewBuilt to the published release checks; sources and change notes sit beside the catalog.

What is inside

Every file in the download, by name.

Taken from the kit’s own Start Here guide, so what you see here is what you open after checkout.

PDF · readThe Psychological Safety Playbook: the manager operating manual, the four areas from your Team Check, the first moves for each, and a 30-60-90 plan.
PDF · readTeam Conversation Guide: a full agenda, ground rules, and word for word questions for running the psychological safety conversation with your own team.
Excel · usePsychological Safety Action Workbook: your Team Check log over time, focus areas and commitments with owners and dates, team norms, and a dashboard.
Word · editManager Scripts and Templates: the exact openings for the moments that build or break safety, plus a team working agreement template.
PDF · readTrueStep HR Product License: what you may and may not do with the files you purchased.
PDF · readUsing This Workbook in Google Sheets: how to upload the file to Google Sheets and exactly what to check afterward.
Word · editManager Scripts and Templates: the editable Word version of the same document, ready to fill in and change. File 10.
PDF · readQuick Reference: the whole workbook on one page: what each tab is for, what you enter, and how to read the result (file 2).

How to use it

Your first 15 minutes

Work step 1 below. It is the fastest way to see what you have and how the pieces fit together.

  1. Read the Playbook first, starting with the two areas your Team Check flagged. Each area chapter is short and ends in moves you can run this week.

  2. Log your Team Check result in the Workbook and pick your first two commitments, each with a date. The dashboard tracks them from here.

  3. Within two weeks, run the team conversation using the Conversation Guide. It tells you exactly how to open, what to ask, and what never to do with the result.

  4. When the moments come, a mistake surfaces, someone pushes back, bad news lands, open Scripts & Templates and use the words almost verbatim. The response in the moment is what your team remembers.

Psychological Safety Playbook — the Start Here guide from the download, listing every file and the order to use them.

Before you buy

Clear answers to the practical questions.

The point of a product page is to let you judge the work before checkout.

What exactly do I receive?

7 PDF guides, 1 Word document, 1 Excel workbook, each one named in the What is inside section above. The purchase is a download, not a subscription, and the files are yours to keep.

Are these the real screenshots?

Yes. The preview images on this page are taken from the current deliverable, so you can judge the structure and writing before buying.

Can I use the files in my business?

The files are designed to be edited for your own internal operations. Review the included license and have legal counsel check decisions that require jurisdiction-specific advice.

What if I need help applying it?

Use the $149 Setup Session for one hour of implementation help on this tool. TrueStep HR does not offer broader consulting engagements. For a legal question, use qualified counsel.

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