One of the things Safety does best is state what is, by what isn’t. What happens most often in the closed echo chamber of Safety is that one starts with the assumption that safety is the sacred starting point for thinking and then make the world fit that assumption. We see this typically with … [Read more...] about Manufacturing a Worldview to Fit Safety
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Lies, Shortcuts and Lessons from Armstrong
First thought provoking article for the New Year by Dr Robert Long. I highly recommend his other Articles HERE and his new book: For The Love of Zero Lies, Shortcuts and Lessons from Armstrong Much has been made of the Armstrong scandal and many find it hard to believe that someone could be so … [Read more...] about Lies, Shortcuts and Lessons from Armstrong
Real Risk, An New Icon for SafetyRisk and Competition
Real Risk, An New Icon for SafetyRisk and Competition We know about the power of icons and brands, those in marketing know how the unconscious is influenced by sign systems and symbols. Signs and symbols, gestures and icons form a critical part of organisations as cultural artifacts. We … [Read more...] about Real Risk, An New Icon for SafetyRisk and Competition
Understanding Human ‘Being’ The Foundation for Understanding Human Error
There is nothing unique about human error but there is with the preoccupation of behaviourists about it. The latest dose by Cooper (https://safetyrisk.net/the-behaviourist-human-and-human-being/) that ignores all of the available Transdisciplinary research is typical. What the behaviourist … [Read more...] about Understanding Human ‘Being’ The Foundation for Understanding Human Error
The Behaviourist Human and Human Being
The Behaviourist view of what it is to be human is A view, not THE view of human ‘being’. Indeed, if you want to understand human judgment and decision making or ‘human error’ the last place to consult is a safety behaviourist. We see the problem in a recent article by Cooper. The kind of human … [Read more...] about The Behaviourist Human and Human Being
Risk Intelligence and What to Do About It – A Video
I was recently asked about Risk Intelligence by one of our 30-year experienced safety people in SPoR, George Stavrou. George has completed many modules in SPoR and always comes up with great questions whenever we do study together. His questions recently were: How can organisations create risk … [Read more...] about Risk Intelligence and What to Do About It – A Video
Book Launch – SPoR and Semiotics, Methods to Tackle Risk
Please note: You can download this book for free if you want but, unless you have education and training in SPoR you have no permission to access any of it, neither will it be understood. All the Semiotics, models and tools in this book are Trade Marked and Copyright to Dr Long. Only those who are … [Read more...] about Book Launch – SPoR and Semiotics, Methods to Tackle Risk
When Zero Doesn’t Work, Don’t Change Anything
You would think when something doesn’t work after 15 years of campaigning, one would jettison the campaign and seek better messaging. Not so Zero (https://www.humandymensions.com/product/zero-the-great-safety-delusion/). Once committed to a delusion with endless ‘sunk cost’, there is no moving the … [Read more...] about When Zero Doesn’t Work, Don’t Change Anything
Having Meetings Without ‘Meeting’
Recent research shows that we are having more ‘meetings’ than ever . Then when the meeting is over, we either wonder what the meeting was about and what the outcome was. I have worked in places where holding ‘meetings’ was an addiction. What is worse, these meetings were never run well and were … [Read more...] about Having Meetings Without ‘Meeting’
Method and Message Congruence in Risk
One of the toughest tasks in leadership and management is managing the narrative. Nothing does greater damage to brand, reputation and credibility than hypocrisy and incongruence between espoused ethic and moral action (yes AIHS BoK, there is a difference). In Australia this week we saw a huge … [Read more...] about Method and Message Congruence in Risk