Building a Positive Work Environment

Module 01 / 6 · 55 min · Free preview

Build the trust, psychological safety and respect that let a team speak up, learn fast and deliver, and measure the climate with a short team survey.

In this module you will learn to

Explain what a positive, high-performance work environment is and how it differs from a comfortable one
Use the trust equation to build credibility, reliability and openness with colleagues
Create psychological safety so that people raise problems, mistakes and ideas early
Uphold workplace respect and dignity in line with good practice and the Labour Proclamation No. 1156/2019
Run and read a simple team climate survey and choose one or two priorities

Built on

Erudite Africa training curriculum: Organizational Culture for Employees, Level 2 Intermediate, High-Performance Workplace Behaviors (October 2026)
Labour Proclamation No. 1156/2019 of Ethiopia (hours of work, workplace conduct and labor dispute settlement)
ISO 9001:2015 Quality management systems, clauses 6.3, 7.1.6 and the improvement principle (good practice standard)
ISO 45003:2021 Psychological health and safety at work (good practice guidance)
Published good practice: Edmondson on psychological safety, the Thomas-Kilmann conflict modes, Prosci's ADKAR model, Dweck on mindset and Goleman on emotional intelligence

Examples and organizations are fictional. Apply your own organization's approved policies.