b"ENGAGE 2023 | VALUED VOICEValued Voice: Communication and Collaboration Do people feel comfortable sharing their opinions and truly value input from others? Valued Voice encourages strong two-way communication, where everyone feels comfortable sharing their ideas and valuesinputfromothers.Itrequiresahighcommitmenttotransparencyandagenuinerespectforeachpersons thoughts and opinions. DO PEOPLE FEEL THEY CAN FULLY BE THEMSELVES AT WORK? Psychological safety is one of the main ingredients in a strong Valued Voice. Its the shared belief held by members of a team that they wont be embarrassed, rejected, punished, or humiliated for speaking up. Team members can openly voice ideas, questions, concerns, or mistakes. When you have psychological safety on your team, people truly feel com-fortable being themselves. 65%ofoverallsurveyrespondentsarecomfortablebeingtheirauthenticselvesintheworkplace.Althoughthatsa respectable number, it still leaves 1 in 3 people who arent. 1 IN 3ISN'T COMFORTABLE BEING THEIR AUTHENTIC SELF IN THE WORKPLACE30"