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Jerry won the safety award (but he didn’t do anything!)

December 15, 2024 by Rob Sams 5 Comments

Jerry won the safety award (but he didn’t do anything!) I was at a family gathering recently and got talking to Jerry who I hadn’t spoken with for a while. We chatted about our work and he asked whether I was still in ‘safety’. I said no, that’s not what I do anymore: (I’m Not that into Safety … [Read more...] about Jerry won the safety award (but he didn’t do anything!)

Filed Under: Communication and Consultation, Rob Sams, Safe Behaviours, Safety Culture, Safety Statistics Tagged With: incentives, rewards, Safety, safety awards, Safety Incentives

Gab and Rob–One Brain, Three Minds

December 2, 2024 by Rob Sams 11 Comments

Gab and Rob Talking Risk – One Brain, Three Minds In this video, we introduce a model developed by Dr Robert Long from Human Dymensions called One Brain, Three Minds. This model helps explain how we make decisions using both the conscious and non-conscious parts of our brain. This video is a little … [Read more...] about Gab and Rob–One Brain, Three Minds

Filed Under: Gabrielle Carlton, Rob Sams, Safety Videos, Talking Risk Tagged With: one brain, three minds

Gab & Rob Talking Risk – Humble Inquiry

November 14, 2024 by Admin 4 Comments

Gab & Rob Talking Risk - Humble Inquiry Gab & Rob are often asked to share more about how they go about things when supporting people and organisations to deal with risk. People ask for practical tips and ideas for how they can become better communicators in risk and safety. In this series … [Read more...] about Gab & Rob Talking Risk – Humble Inquiry

Filed Under: Gabrielle Carlton, Humble Inquiry, Rob Sams, Talking Risk Tagged With: humble inquiry, learning, talking risk

I’m biased, but that’s ok!

November 5, 2024 by Rob Sams 13 Comments

I am about to do something significant in my life and I want to manage risk and reduce it to as low as reasonably practical. This is an important decision that ill impact the rest of my life. I want to make sure I do everything I can so things don’t go wrong. I’m sure this is a thought we have … [Read more...] about I’m biased, but that’s ok!

Filed Under: Rob Sams, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: bias, decisions, hubris, married, risk

Gab & Rob Talking Risk

October 28, 2024 by Admin 23 Comments

Two of our authors Gab Carlton and Rob Sams have put their heads together and started their own series of short video blogs to go along with their regular articles. Gab & Rob are part of the gang who are doing the post graduate program in social psychology and risk through ACU … [Read more...] about Gab & Rob Talking Risk

Filed Under: Communication and Consultation, Gabrielle Carlton, Risk Management, Rob Sams, Safety Videos, Talking Risk Tagged With: culture, leadership in risk, talking risk

What is a Safety and Risk ‘Thinking Group’?

October 24, 2024 by Rob Sams 5 Comments

What is a Safety and Risk ‘Thinking Group’? When we take time out to critically think through, and challenge, the ‘norm’ in risk and safety, we open up our eyes, and importantly our minds, to new thinking and innovation when we use our imagination to better discern risk In my last post Some … [Read more...] about What is a Safety and Risk ‘Thinking Group’?

Filed Under: Communication and Consultation, critical thinking, Humble Inquiry, Rob Sams, Safety Leadership, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: community, Safety, thinking group

Some Basics on Social Psychology & Risk

October 19, 2024 by Rob Sams 2 Comments

Some Basics on Social Psychology & Risk I’ve been on a cracker of a journey for about two years now since I discovered social psychology and all that it brings to the area of risk and safety. I’ve discovered how much I don’t know, how much I thought I knew but didn’t, and most wonderfully, how … [Read more...] about Some Basics on Social Psychology & Risk

Filed Under: Rob Sams, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: decisions, psychology of risk, risk and safety, social psychology

Are You Creating an ‘Obeyience Culture’?

October 7, 2024 by Rob Sams 41 Comments

Are You Creating an ‘Obeyience Culture’? When I started consulting in risk and safety, people would regularly contact me and ask “are we meeting our legal requirements?” or “are we doing all we need to do, ‘under the law’”. Consulting in risk and safety seems to attract these questions, and people … [Read more...] about Are You Creating an ‘Obeyience Culture’?

Filed Under: Lead and Lag Indicators, Rob Sams, Safety Culture, Safety Legislation Tagged With: Legislation, obedience, obeyience, rules and responsibilities, safety culture

Out of your (Unconscious) Mind

August 30, 2024 by Rob Sams 18 Comments

Out of your (Unconscious) Mind I recently wrote about the importance of educating the unconscious mind (Blog - Educating the Unconscious Mind), which is the ‘mind’ where most of our decisions and judgments are made. I’ve had some good discussions with people who read the article and wanted to know … [Read more...] about Out of your (Unconscious) Mind

Filed Under: Rob Sams, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: decision making, risk and safety, unconscious mind

You don’t Need to be a Hero to be a Safety Leader

June 24, 2024 by Rob Sams 3 Comments

You don’t Need to be a Hero to be a Safety Leader “When a meeting between two people truly takes place, when there is just you and me and we are interacting in a very real and honest way, dropping agendas and stepping into a wide space where the air is fresh and competitors become brothers and … [Read more...] about You don’t Need to be a Hero to be a Safety Leader

Filed Under: Rob Sams, Safety Leadership Tagged With: safety crusader, safety leadership, wayside chapel

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