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The Unconscious and the Soap Dispenser

May 21, 2023 by Max Geyer 38 Comments

The Unconscious and the Soap Dispenser I just came from a “Thinking Group” meeting where the topic of conversation was around conscious and unconscious thinking and about how our unconscious takes care of many of our decisions as we go about our day. In particular we talked about how when … [Read more...] about The Unconscious and the Soap Dispenser

Filed Under: Max Geyer, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: behaviours, thinking group, unconscious

‘Can’t Means Won’t Try’ – The Challenge of Being Challenged

March 20, 2023 by Max Geyer 14 Comments

‘Can’t Means Won’t Try’ – The Challenge of Being Challenged Why is change easy for children and often so difficult for adults in the work environment?  Are workers just being difficult, or is there more to it than that?  It seems that there are challenges to being challenged. I’m feeling inspired … [Read more...] about ‘Can’t Means Won’t Try’ – The Challenge of Being Challenged

Filed Under: Humble Inquiry, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: challenge

WHS Legislation is NOT about Safety it’s about Culture

May 11, 2018 by Max Geyer 16 Comments

WHS Legislation is NOT about Safety it’s about Culture. I asked a couple of managers the other day what they thought the WHS legislation was about. You see, my client had asked me to make sure that their managers knew of their legal compliance obligations – a fairly typical request often from … [Read more...] about WHS Legislation is NOT about Safety it’s about Culture

Filed Under: Just Culture, Max Geyer, Safety Culture, Safety Legislation, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: culture, Legislation, Safety, whs Legislation

Due Diligence Is Not Just Ticking Boxes!

December 18, 2016 by Max Geyer 4 Comments

Due Diligence Is Not Just Ticking Boxes! We hear people saying (and rightly so) that we have to demonstrate due diligence. But when we hear this we are usually drawn to a six point checklist, which someone has extrapolated from The Act, and we hear them say that by checking off the points on this … [Read more...] about Due Diligence Is Not Just Ticking Boxes!

Filed Under: Due Diligence, Max Geyer Tagged With: Due Diligence

Corks on the quills of an Echidna = Safe–Really?

April 15, 2016 by Max Geyer 4 Comments

Corks on the quills of an Echidna = Safe; Really?   I really enjoyed this post and the “points” by Max Geyer on his blog VIAMAX CONSULTING . Another example of over zealous zero harm style risk control creating a greater risk – how would the poor echidna defend itself from predators now?!! I … [Read more...] about Corks on the quills of an Echidna = Safe–Really?

Filed Under: Max Geyer, Risk Aversion, Zero Harm Tagged With: discourse, over zealous, safety blogs, total protection, Zero Harm

Do we really need “One More” safety brand?

March 17, 2016 by Max Geyer 27 Comments

Do we really need “One More” safety brand? I have just been reading an article by Kevin Jones of a “new model” of safety that the consulting firm Ernst & Young are about to launch onto the safety world. The value of this new approach, which they have termed “Plus One”, is that it apparently … [Read more...] about Do we really need “One More” safety brand?

Filed Under: Max Geyer, Safety systems, Zero Harm Tagged With: 5 star, safety brand, sms, zero

Sensemaking and Signs

January 20, 2016 by Max Geyer 3 Comments

Sensemaking and Signs A while ago I wrote an article titled “It’s All in the Sign”. On reflection it is interesting that it generated two different lines of thought. The one line was about non-conscious communication and not overloading our minds and how that is helpful in us managing our everyday … [Read more...] about Sensemaking and Signs

Filed Under: Safety Signs, Semiotics Tagged With: exformation, safety signs, sense making

Building resilience trumps the prevention of harm

January 6, 2016 by Max Geyer 24 Comments

Building resilience trumps the prevention of harm. Download a copy of the paper (includes the Bibliography for the references):  Building resilience trumps the prevention of harm The prevention of harm is about trying to see, predict and control all things that may deliver an undesired outcome. … [Read more...] about Building resilience trumps the prevention of harm

Filed Under: Max Geyer, Resiliencing, Social Psychology of Risk, Wicked Problems Tagged With: harm, resilience, satisficing, Zero Harm

Perfectionism in Leadership Discourse Part 1

April 7, 2015 by Max Geyer 3 Comments

I’m excited and honoured to present Max Geyer’s paper from the recent Psychology of Risk Conference held in Sydney. WARNING: the inbuilt message may disturb some people who are still holding onto the Zero Harm mantra.  For others it may provide some ammunition to help counter the binary argument … [Read more...] about Perfectionism in Leadership Discourse Part 1

Filed Under: Leadership, Max Geyer, Zero Harm Tagged With: discourse, leadership, Zero Harm

Perfectionism in Leadership Discourse Part 2

April 7, 2015 by Max Geyer 6 Comments

Perfectionism in Leadership Discourse Part 2 Read Part 1 HERE In this two Part series of articles we are looking at absolutist leadership language and the likelihood that only a “perfect organisation”, could actually deliver perfection. We then look and what that means in terms of the meaning and … [Read more...] about Perfectionism in Leadership Discourse Part 2

Filed Under: Max Geyer, Safety Leadership, Simplistic Safety, Zero Harm Tagged With: discourse, Zero Harm

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