Latest must read by WHS Lawyer Greg Smith – first published here Safety Leadership: Enabler, Excuse or Doing Harm? I do not think that there is any serious view suggesting that “leadership” is not an important, if not the most important driver of safety performance. One of the main findings from … [Read more...] about Safety Leadership: Enabler, Excuse or Doing Harm?
Humble Inquiry
My First Safety Lessons
My First Safety Lessons Guest post by Ken Roberts – HSE Specialist – LinkedIn Profile: Ken R. Roberts Things were different in Western Australia in 1981. We hadn't won the America's Cup, BHP didn't have a 'B' on the end of it and mining hadn't adopted the idea of Safety as it does today. In those … [Read more...] about My First Safety Lessons
You Should Actively Encourage Poor Safety in the Workplace
I was asked recently for something different that could be done for a safety awareness session. I referred the person to this article from about 5 years ago - they tried it and apparently it worked brilliantly! What do you reckon? When it was first published many years ago (I cringe at some of … [Read more...] about You Should Actively Encourage Poor Safety in the Workplace
The Challenge of Social Sensemaking in Risk
The Challenge of Social Sensemaking in Risk Social Sensemaking is available now and can be ordered by clicking on this LINK Why should someone write a book on social sensemaking? Surely we know how to make sense of our social world intuitively and with ‘common sense’? We know the truism that we … [Read more...] about The Challenge of Social Sensemaking in Risk
Embracing Diversity & Critical Thinking to Help us ‘Create’?
Embracing Diversity & Critical Thinking to Help us ‘Create’? I’ve been invited to facilitate a discussion next week with a group of people who are keen to learn more about being innovative and creative in their work. Specifically, the group is interested in the roles that diversity and … [Read more...] about Embracing Diversity & Critical Thinking to Help us ‘Create’?
The Only Way To Do a Safety Audit Properly
I wrote this one a while ago and it encouraged some great comments. I was reminded of it by a recent comment on another article about auditing being nothing but a game we play so I thought I would dust it off and put it out there again. I can now add this related article to the list of further … [Read more...] about The Only Way To Do a Safety Audit Properly
Where is Safety Leadership Headed?
The Pain of Reporting…article by Paul Nieuwoudt (first published here: http://leadership-observer.com/index.php/blog/where-is-safety-leadership-headed) – raises some interesting questions about our current approach to our safety management and incident reporting systems. More of Paul’s … [Read more...] about Where is Safety Leadership Headed?
Bring Your Child To Work Day
Bring Your Child To Work Day Over 20 years ago an organization in the U.S started encouraging employees and employers to have a designated take your child to work day. At some places the practice has taken hold, at others it hasn't. It's truly a novel idea and one we can utilize to work safer. The … [Read more...] about Bring Your Child To Work Day
Imperfections and Humble Inquiry – A Great Team
Imperfections and Humble Inquiry – A Great Team Another great article by Paul Nieuwoudt, Author of: Zero Harm and a Peasant in 16th Century Europe , Another side to the story and The Illusion Of Opposites – read more great articles like this on his blog www.leadership-observer.com Forms pervade … [Read more...] about Imperfections and Humble Inquiry – A Great Team
EGO is not a dirty word
EGO is not a dirty word Written by Drewie/Hard Hat Mentor Hi team, I trust you are having a great day thus far. If not perhaps clicking on the video at the end of this post may inspire you to have a little ‘happy moment’ and dance, even if on the inside. Due to the title I could not help but to … [Read more...] about EGO is not a dirty word