Among Google's psychological-safety actions, managers are advised to avoid placing blame and to focus on solutions, such as asking how the team can make things go more smoothly next time or make a game plan for next time.

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Google's psychological-safety actions advise managers to be present and focused on conversations, ask questions to learn from teammates, offer input, be interactive, show they are listening, recap what has been said to confirm mutual understanding, and avoid blame while focusing on solutions.

Manager Presence and Engagement as a Psychological-Safety Practice

Google re:Work public document with manager actions for fostering psychological safety through engagement, understanding, inclusion, interpersonal awareness, and decision-making. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PsnDMS2emcPLgMLFAQCXZjO7C4j2hJ7znOq_g2Zkjgk/export?format=html

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