Workplace Trauma Might Be Holding Your Team Back – Here’s How to Fix It
Your leadership decisions affect more than just performance – they influence psychological safety, engagement, and well-being.
New
Research
Reveals…
New research reveals the hidden impact of workplace trauma and how it affects your team’s productivity:
- 80% of employees have experienced interpersonal workplace trauma – many unknowingly
- 25% didn’t recognize it as trauma, even though it’s impacting their performance
- Leadership behaviors directly contribute to eroding or enhancing psychological safety
- Small leadership shifts can dramatically increase employee engagement, retention, and productivity
The truth is, trauma is more common than you think, and it’s influencing your team’s performance.
As a leader, how can you prevent small stressors from becoming long-term barriers to success?
Get the full report and learn how your leadership style can unlock higher performance and resilience.
Why This Matters
Many of the workplace experiences we brush off as “normal” are actually damaging to psychological safety
– and they can have lasting effects on mental health, performance, and team morale.
What You’ll Learn Inside the Report:
- The most common workplace stressors (and why they matter more than you think)
- How workplace trauma compounds over time – leading to burnout, anxiety, and disengagement
- The 9 leadership behaviors that drastically improve psychological safety
About the Researcher
This study was conducted by Elizabeth Vahey Smith, author of the book, Trauma-Informed Leadership. With expertise in workplace trauma and psychological safety, Elizabeth helps leaders transform their workplace cultures to foster resilience, trust, and real safety.
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What was on our survey?
80%
Of the workforce haS experienced Interpersonnel workplace trauma
50%
of the workforce has
been triggered by their workplace trauma
97.7%
of respondents said the majority of Trauma-Informed Leadership Tools would increase their sense of psychological safety in the workplace