by Rosa Carrillo - author of "OHS Voices from the Resistance" First published here: https://carrilloconsultants.com/humble-inquiry-for-health-and-safety-professionals/ What if the biggest problems in the workplace aren't actually problems, but worries in disguise? 🤔 My mentor, Edgar Schein, … [Read more...] about Humble Consulting: Lessons from Edgar Schein
Understanding Ricoeur and Risk
Paul Ricoeur (1913–2005) is a French philosopher that has had a significant influence on the development of SPoR. Other French philosophers like Jacques Ellul, Gilles Deleuze, Jacques Derrida, Michael Foucault, Julia Kristeva and Jacques Lacan have also been influential in the development of the … [Read more...] about Understanding Ricoeur and Risk
Tackling Wicked Problems
A Collaborative, Zoom Based Workshop Problems have been identified as ‘wicked’ rather than ‘tame’ because they are difficult to define and near impossible to solve. different because traditional processes can’t resolve them. A wicked problem has innumerable causes, is tough to describe, and doesn’t … [Read more...] about Tackling Wicked Problems
No Psychological Safety in Zero
Organisations that identify safety as zero must logically supress ‘speaking up’ in safety. Zero is an ideology of the absolute (https://www.humandymensions.com/product/zero-the-great-safety-delusion/) and any absolute in organising supresses discussion, dialogue, listening and … [Read more...] about No Psychological Safety in Zero
Conducting a Psychology and Culture Safety Walk
Conducting a Psychology and Culture Safety Walk Not to be confused with the Gemba Safety Walk! Safety walks, observations and conversations are foundational to managing safety in organisations. Site walks, office walks or whatever you want to call them are a critical strategy in ‘management by … [Read more...] about Conducting a Psychology and Culture Safety Walk
It’s Projection, You Bloody Idiot!
It’s Projection, You Bloody Idiot! So often when people don’t understand behaviour they attribute blame to idiocy. This is a tidy technique for not needing to understand or work hard at ‘speaking into’ the real cause and motivations for behaviour. As soon as I know that someone is a ‘bloody idiot’ … [Read more...] about It’s Projection, You Bloody Idiot!
More Pop-Psych on Failure and Other Safety Entertainment
I read the latest pop-psych instalment from Edmonston on the ‘science’ of failing well. It’s amazing how gullible people are when someone throws in the word ‘science’, when what follows has nothing to do with science. Heinrich used this strategy (https://safetyrisk.net/hoodwinked-by-heinrich/) years … [Read more...] about More Pop-Psych on Failure and Other Safety Entertainment
The Naivety of Psychological Safety
One of the fascinating things about the Discourse of ‘psychological safety’ is its many silences. This is despite the fact that the advocates for psychological safety argue that silence is the problem. Apparently, the test for psychological safety is speaking up and being critical. Yet, most of what … [Read more...] about The Naivety of Psychological Safety
Your Language Affects Risk Perception
The language we chose, the way we frame a message, the way language primes receiving and how this affects the interpretation of risk is a complex process. Words have to have meaning which is most often given in context. Language is neither objective or neutral. The metaphors you use shape belief … [Read more...] about Your Language Affects Risk Perception
Online Study: Linguistics and Risk
If you would like to register for this 5 session course you can register by email: admin@cllr.com.au. An overview of the course is here: https://cllr.com.au/product/linguistics-flyer-unit-21/ The fee for the 5 sessions is $250. Sessions will commence on 16 Tuesday July at 9am-10.30am and … [Read more...] about Online Study: Linguistics and Risk