Podcast with James MacPherson For those who like podcasts, I had a nice discussion with James MacPherson here: https://podcasts.bcast.fm/e/2863q5pn It was great to get to know James who was prepared … [Read more...] about Podcast with James MacPherson
Passion and Safety
Passion and Safety I had fascinating discussion with a safety person this week about passion. We discussed an acquaintance who we both considered naïve but my friend thought this was OK, excused by … [Read more...] about Passion and Safety
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 … [Read more...] about Culture – Edgar Schein
12 Non-Rules for Life (and Safety)
12 Non-Rules for Life (and Safety) Disposition beats rules. Matthew tells us when the disciples endeavoured to trap Jesus into an opinion on the many Commandments of Judaism, he said there was only … [Read more...] about 12 Non-Rules for Life (and Safety)
The Safety of Space and Place
The Safety of Space and Place We have known for some time how space and place amplifies harm (Nash, 2006, Inescapable Ecologies, A History of Environment, Disease and Knowledge). When we pay … [Read more...] about The Safety of Space and Place
So, You Want Culture Change?
So, You Want Culture Change? When one’s definition of culture is either systems, behaviours or values (or all three) the strategies (methods) that result reflect the definition. Changing values, … [Read more...] about So, You Want Culture Change?
How NOT to do Anything About Culture in Building and Construction
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 … [Read more...] about How NOT to do Anything About Culture in Building and Construction
Understanding Systems and Ecologies in Risk
Understanding Systems and Ecologies in Risk It was Karl Weick (1979) who defined organizing as: ‘consensually validated grammar for reducing equivocality by means of sensible interlocking … [Read more...] about Understanding Systems and Ecologies in Risk
