What really happens when leaders pause long enough to measure psychological safety—and then dare to talk about what they find?

In this episode of Psychological Safety in Focus, we sit down with Mazuba Hainama, independent consultant with over 15 years of experience working across tech, government, corporates, and civil society, to explore what measuring psychological safety looks like in practice.

Together, we unpack why Mazuba chose to run a psychological safety scan with her team, what the data revealed beneath the surface, and how the conversations that followed reshaped trust, leadership behaviors, and team dynamics. From navigating vulnerability as a leader, to balancing compassion with execution, to creating shared accountability within a team, this conversation goes far beyond scores and surveys.

This episode is a candid, reflective look at:

• Why psychological safety doesn’t require something to be “broken” to be valuable
• How data can unlock conversations teams struggle to have otherwise
• The role of leadership intention, predictability, and consistency
• What leaders often miss—and what changes when they truly listen
• How teams can turn insight into rituals, commitments, and long-term impact

If you’re a leader curious about psychological safety, unsure where to start, or wondering what happens after the measurement, this episode offers a grounded, human perspective on what it takes to build teams where people feel safe to speak up, learn, and perform, together.

As part of our Psych Safety in Focus webinar series, this is a special follow-up session to unpack the biggest insights, themes, and breakthroughs from the global event.

Marilyn Zakhour, CEO of Cosmic Centaurs, and Marie Nakhle, Psychological Safety Lead shared what they took from Psych Safety Day
🔹What Cosmic Centuars learned from the world’s leading researchers and facilitators
🔹Practical tools shared on curiosity, failure, belonging, and high-performing teams
🔹Their reflections and takeaways from a full day of experiential sessions and keynotes
🔹A readout of the findings from the annual global research on psychological safety


Here is The Contribution Method Cheat Sheet that was co-created during CHAD LITTLEFIELD session that Marie mentioned in the webinar: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1clqQQdYv4l6iomLmI6-zFquVRWEnBWwZ4dOBaMLWdXM/

Cosmic Centaurs is the exclusive MENA partner of The Fearless Organization. We bring globally recognized tools to help you create a psychologically safe work environment. In diverse, multicultural teams across GCC companies, building trust, respect, and open communication is essential to reduce fear at work and empower employees to contribute.

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This is the first of our Cosmic Centaurs Psychological Safety webinar series with a deep dive into the insights uncovered during our recent roundtable in Dubai, held in partnership with Sander Hoeken, Co-founder of The Fearless Organization Scan, where 18 HR leaders came together to discuss how psychological safety is understood and practiced across the MENA region.

The session will be facilitated by Marie Nakhle, Psychological Safety Lead at Cosmic Centaurs, in conversation with Marilyn Zakhour, CEO and Founder of Cosmic Centaurs and Hadeel Kabosh, Senior Consultant at Cosmic Centaurs.

In this webinar, Marie and Marilyn unpack the most important findings: what shapes leadership priorities, how multicultural teams navigate feedback and hierarchy, why psychological safety is often misunderstood, and how sector-specific contexts, from oil & gas to client-facing industries, require tailored language and approaches to make the concept meaningful and actionable.

Download the report here: https://www.cosmiccentaurs.com/rd-11-psych-safety-roundtable-key-learnings