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
Social Psychology of Risk
Not Much Like Safety…
Not Much Like Safety… A visit to The Wayside Chapel in Sydney's Kings Cross is a treat. This is a place where people don't seem too proud to say that, for one reason or another and at a point of time in their life, they may have been, or perhaps still are, 'by the wayside'. There is so much about … [Read more...] about Not Much Like Safety…
Hoodwinked by Heinrich
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
Zero Discourse and Perfectionism
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
Competing Values Framework and SPoR
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
Culture and Risk Workshop – Feedback
We recently completed a 5-session workshop on Culture and Risk with 50 highly experienced risk and safety people from across the globe. The program served as a taster for how SPoR understands culture. Normally the program delivery for the program is 3-5 days. The program commenced by each … [Read more...] about Culture and Risk Workshop – Feedback
Practical Case Studies in SPoR Presented at Vienna Workshops
One of the features of any SPoR workshop is the practical positive methods one takes away, underpinned by a clearly articulated methodology. This will be a feature of the Vienna Workshops 26-30 June. You can register for these workshops here: … [Read more...] about Practical Case Studies in SPoR Presented at Vienna Workshops
‘Can’t Means Won’t Try’ – The Challenge of Being Challenged
‘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
Human Factors is Never About Humans
Human Factors is Never About Humans The first rule in reading safety is to understand that words essentially don’t have meaning. Zero never means zero, different doesn’t mean different and ‘human factors’ doesn’t have anything to do with humans. Most of the time when Safety uses words you can rely … [Read more...] about Human Factors is Never About Humans
Breaking the Safety Code
What is the Safety code? Safety code is the in-group code to sell products. Once in-group-demand is assured then buying silver bullets seems a positive economic outcome, in the name of safety. I see recently the chance to learn about safety ‘code breaking’ but not the in-group code but rather the … [Read more...] about Breaking the Safety Code
