An Excerpt from the book The 4 Stages of Psychological Safety by Timothy R. Clark. Episode 775: An Excerpt from the book The 4 Stages of Psychological Safety by Timothy R. Clark on Inclusion and Innovation Fear has a profoundly negative impact on engagement, learning efficacy, productivity, and innovation, but until now there has been a lack of practical information on how to make employees feel safe about speaking up and contributing. Timothy Clark, a social scientist and an organizational consultant, provides a framework to move people through successive stages of psychological safety: Member, Learning, Contributor, and Challenger. More information is located here: and  Gusto is making payroll, benefits, and HR easy for small businesses. Get 3 months free once you run your first payroll with our link: