Safety
Culture Type
Carefully charting a course forward.
Teams with Safety cultures look ahead to spot threats and challenges before they arrive. They make progress in carefully considered steps. Decisions are made once all options have been considered and the data has been analyzed. This risk-conscious approach creates a sense of stability and protection.
Teams with Safety Cultures
Finance
Teams that make financial decisions often develop Safety cultures. When taking the wrong course of action can threaten the entire company, a structured approach helps create guardrails. Because financial decisions rely on information from markets, the teams that make them must have an external focus.
Engineering
In teams that design complex and critical systems, a culture of Safety can help prevent costly and dangerous mistakes. Engineering teams have a collaborative work style so that mistakes are caught and so people with different expertise can contribute.
Strengths of Safety Cultures
Predictable outcomes; realistic expectations
Great at minimizing risk
Team members feel protected and supported
Weaknesses of Safety Cultures
Struggle to make plans without extensive data
May be unable to adapt quickly
Prone to decision paralysis
Did you know?
People who feel at home in Safety cultures are not a great fit for Enjoyment cultures. The unpredictability that comes with each person doing as they please is likely to stress out someone who prefers measured, careful decision making.