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Communicating Professionally in Risk

April 1, 2023 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

The foundations of communicating and messaging is: framing, priming, pitching, anchoring, reframing and suspending agenda. We learn this in many SPoR programs as a foundation for understanding communication and influencing effectiveness. We use a simple tool shown at Figure 1. Language … [Read more...] about Communicating Professionally in Risk

Filed Under: Communication and Consultation, Psychosocial Safety, Robert Long, Safety Professional Tagged With: language of influence

How NOT to be Professional in Safety

March 30, 2023 by Dr Rob Long 4 Comments

Imagine going to your parent teacher evening and sitting down to discuss your child’s progress at the school and professional teacher describes your child’s challenges in school as a ‘hazard’. Imagine your child is having issues with bullying and is upset about it and approaches a teacher who … [Read more...] about How NOT to be Professional in Safety

Filed Under: Psychosocial Safety, Robert Long, Safety Professional Tagged With: hazard, iso 45003

How NOT to do Anything About Culture in Building and Construction

March 29, 2023 by Dr Rob Long 2 Comments

How NOT to do Anything About Culture in Building and Construction The recently released Culture Standard for the Construction Industry (https://www.cultureinconstruction.com.au/culture-standard/ ) is a classic example of how to look like culture is identified and being addressed, when it is not. … [Read more...] about How NOT to do Anything About Culture in Building and Construction

Filed Under: Construction Safety, Psychosocial Safety, Robert Long, Safety Culture Tagged With: culture

Linguistics and Risk

March 29, 2023 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

Linguistics and Risk Here’s a little experiment for you. Start calling someone a loser and see what happens. Of course, we don’t speak such language, especially to children, because we all know that language creates self-fulfilling prophecies. The language you speak and the text you write are … [Read more...] about Linguistics and Risk

Filed Under: Robert Long, Semiotics Tagged With: language, linguistics, numerics

Why People Do As They Do

March 29, 2023 by Dr Rob Long 3 Comments

The mature study of the psychology of motivation ought to be foundational for any safety person. The foundation for understanding human motivation is one’s worldview and understanding of personhood. One thing is for sure, neither Behaviourism or BBS have a foggy clue about motivation. This … [Read more...] about Why People Do As They Do

Filed Under: Robert Long, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: BBS, psychology of motivation

The Ethic of ALARP and the Dilemma of Safety

March 28, 2023 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

One of the great things about the Regulation and the Act is the subjectivity of ALARP and Due Diligence. Both account for the beauty of human fallibility and the adaptability needed in tackling risk. Of course, there is no policy, law, regulation or standard that is absent of a moral philosophy. … [Read more...] about The Ethic of ALARP and the Dilemma of Safety

Filed Under: Ethics, Robert Long Tagged With: AIHS BoK Chapter on Ethics, ALARP

Hoodwinked by Heinrich

March 26, 2023 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

Hoodwinked by Heinrich I have written before about the Heinrich Hoax and Delusion (https://safetyrisk.net/ration-delusions-and-heinrichs-hoax/), the Heinrich Hoodoo (https://safetyrisk.net/the-heinrich-hoodoo/) and Heinrich Propaganda (https://safetyrisk.net/the-heinrich-hoodoo/). All this critique … [Read more...] about Hoodwinked by Heinrich

Filed Under: Robert Long, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: AIHS BoK, heinrich, Heinrich’s pyramid

AI Mythology, Confirmation Bias and Safety

March 26, 2023 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

One of the skills in critical thinking is deconstructing assumptions underneath argument. This skill is essential when reading anything about AI and safety. It is critical in risk and safety to be able to deconstruct argument and discern Real Risk … [Read more...] about AI Mythology, Confirmation Bias and Safety

Filed Under: Artificial Intelligence, Robert Long Tagged With: AI, confirmation bias

Zero Discourse and Perfectionism

March 25, 2023 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

Zero Discourse and Perfectionism Talking perfection to fallible people is not just silly, it is also dangerous (http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20180219-toxic-perfectionism-is-on-the-rise). How strange that an industry so fixated on saving lives would unknowingly want to harm people! Yet, this is … [Read more...] about Zero Discourse and Perfectionism

Filed Under: Robert Long, Social Psychology of Risk, Zero Harm Tagged With: perfectionism, Zero Harm

Competing Values Framework and SPoR

March 25, 2023 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

The work of Cameron and Quinn (1999) and their Competing Values Framework (CVFs) should be essential research for anyone in risk and safety interested in culture particularly, the politics of culture. (Cameron, K., and Quinn, R., (1999). Diagnosing and Changing Organizational Culture, Based on the … [Read more...] about Competing Values Framework and SPoR

Filed Under: Robert Long, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: competing values framework

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