Most people would agree that wanting a Psycho-Socially safe workplace is a desirable thing. The Federal Government of Australia definitely thought so when they introduced Psycho-Social Hazards into managing Health and Safety see SafeWork Australia . All of us have biases that reflect our … [Read more...] about Psychosocial Safety, Is it possible to make it culturally normal?
Safety Culture–Hudson’s Model
Safety Culture–Hudson’s Model This week’s conversation is about Safety Culture, Dave Whitefield from Semiosphere and Andrew Thornhill from Clarity Enabled and myself discuss Hudson's model as a way of explaining Culture Hudson from Matthew Thorne on Vimeo. … [Read more...] about Safety Culture–Hudson’s Model
What Are the Benefits Of Social Psychology of Risk?
One of the most frequent questions I get asked when introducing the concepts of Social Psychology of Risk is “what are the benefits?” This is hard for some organisations who want a tangible or a measurable, something for a shareholder to marvel at. Shifts in thinking, attitudes, beliefs and culture … [Read more...] about What Are the Benefits Of Social Psychology of Risk?
Something Different To Safety
Something different to Safety I have just finished visiting a client in the mining field and was reflecting on some of the first conversations we had before we started working together. The client only knew what they didn’t want! They didn’t want a disaffected workforce. They … [Read more...] about Something Different To Safety
SAFETY IS A MYTH, LONG LIVE SAFETY
In the recent days since the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, much has been said regarding this. A particular post on Facebook from Australia journalist Van Badham particularly took my eye. The third point is particularly poignant to safety. Safety invests in its symbols with a different meaning … [Read more...] about SAFETY IS A MYTH, LONG LIVE SAFETY
This Is Not A Pipe
In a recent blog by Dr Rob Long, “Myths and Symbols In Safety”, Rob has stirred some great discussions about myths and symbols in safety. Rob is polemic in nature and writes in a way to give pause to think. And to state is upfront, Rob is a friend and mentor and I study with him via the CLLR … [Read more...] about This Is Not A Pipe
Having FUN in Safety FUNdamentalism
What are the fundamentals of Safety? Or a better question, what is Safety Fundamentalism. When we hear the word fundamentalism, what images does it conjure up? The concept of a fundamentalist comes from the publication of a set of books called the fundamentals in 1915. The notion fundamentalism … [Read more...] about Having FUN in Safety FUNdamentalism
Culture – Edgar Schein
Culture - Edgar Schein This weeks conversation is about Safety Culture, Dave Whitefield from Semiosphere and Andrew Thornhill from Clarity Enabled and myself discuss Edgar Schein's model as a way of explaining Safety Culture. Couple of out takes from the discussions "The tricky part of … [Read more...] about Culture – Edgar Schein
Competing Values Framework
Competing Values Framework This weeks conversation is about Safety Culture. Dave Whitefield from Semiosphere and Andrew Thornhill from Clarity Enabled and myself discuss the Competing Values Framework as a way of explaining Safety Culture. Has does this stack up as a cultural model? Competing … [Read more...] about Competing Values Framework
Culture Cloud
The Culture Cloud as a way of explaining Safety Culture This weeks conversation is about Safety Culture. Dave Whitefield from Semiosphere and Andrew Thornhill from Clarity Enabled and myself discuss the Culture Cloud as a way of explaining Safety Culture. Safety Culture from Matthew Thorne … [Read more...] about Culture Cloud
