Before the first day: Building psychological safety into pre-boarding

Summary: Psychological safety is experienced in teams, and the everyday systems an organisation runs either support it or work against it. Pre-boarding is the quietest of those systems and the easiest to leave to chance. Here’s how HR can strengthen each of the Five Foundations during this crucial stage.Pre-boarding covers the weeks between someone accepting an offer and starting work. The person has committed to a job they have not yet done, in a team they have not yet worked with, on the