S02EP02 - Tan Wei Xi & Tan Xing Jian - Psychological Safety: Your Team's Missing Ingredient

Описание: If you’ve ever held your tongue in a meeting, smiled through discomfort, or vented in a side chat instead of speaking up in the room — this episode is for you.

In this clear-eyed, gut-punch of a conversation, leadership consultant and team strategist Weixi joins ICF Master Certified Coach Xing Jian to talk about the unspoken toxin quietly killing team dynamics: psychological silence. Not disagreement. Not conflict. Silence.

And let’s be honest — we don’t fix silence with team-building games and branded mugs.

Weixi gets real about what psychological safety actually looks like (and what it doesn’t), why so many leaders think their teams feel safe when they don’t, and how avoiding hard truths doesn’t make them go away — it just buries them until they become resentment, disengagement, or performance theater.

Inside this episode:

What psychological safety really means — beyond the buzzwords

How fake harmony erodes real accountability

Why teams create side groups and shadow conversations

What happens when leaders are too afraid to say, “I don’t know”

How emotional honesty is the most strategic leadership move you can make

We also talk about the trap of positional power. Just because you’re the boss doesn’t mean you feel safe. Just because someone’s smiling doesn’t mean they’re aligned. Just because no one speaks up doesn’t mean you’re doing great — it might mean you’re scaring them.

This episode is required listening for:

Managers who want real trust, not polite compliance

Team leads sick of surface-level conversations

Coaches and facilitators ready to go beyond empathy theater

Anyone who’s been the quiet one — and knows why

Mic-drop moments:

🧱 “Just because it’s quiet doesn’t mean it’s healthy.”
🧠 “People aren’t disengaged — they’re scared.”
🗣️ “If your team has a WhatsApp group without you in it, you have a safety problem.”
🎯 “The best teams aren’t afraid of conflict. They’re afraid of dishonesty.”

And in true Clean Your Toilet spirit, we’re not just talking operations. We’re scrubbing down the fear of being exposed, the performative calm in corporate settings, and the long-term rot that comes from pretending things are fine.

🪞 Vulnerability is not optional — it’s structural.
🧹 If your culture can’t handle the truth, your foundation is cracked.
🚽 Silence isn’t golden. It’s festering.

Time to unclog the pipeline of communication. Say the thing. Build the space. And lead like you actually mean it.

ABOUT
🚽 Welcome to the Clean Your Toilet Podcast - yes, that’s the actual name, and no, it’s not about porcelain (only). Let’s be real: we’ve all got things we avoid. This podcast is where we talk about the messes we pretend aren’t there — physically, emotionally, mentally, spiritually. Because spoiler alert: just like a neglected toilet, what you ignore doesn’t vanish, it festers.

Each season brings one speaker & multiple hosts together. Each from different walks of life with different expertise, meeting for the first time; for real, unscripted conversations about life. Filmed in a single sitting, we concentrate the essence of candor and spontaneity of live conversation.

We explore the habits, patterns, and inner gunk that quietly shape your outer life. We’re here for the uncomfortable truths, oddly satisfying metaphors, and yes, those sacred bathroom moments that somehow lead to spiritual insight and emotional release.

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