Humanising Safety and Embracing Real Risk
It is no accident that the identity of the safety person is most often described as an ‘advisor’ If you are looking for work in safety (https://www.seek.com.au/safety-advisor-jobs) you will quickly see that this is the language used to describe the work of doing … Learn more >>>>>
The discourse of gurus and heroes in the safety industry draws attention away from everyday realities (https://safetyrisk.net/everyday-safety/) of tackling risk. The endless quest for silver bullets and ‘safety programs’ is a distraction from the basic foundations of what safety should … Learn more >>>>>
We all know the quadrant that sets out: Known Knowns, Unknown Knowns, Known Unknowns and Unknown Unknowns made famous by Donald Rumsfeld (https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/rumsfelds-wisdom/) who used this framework to justify a war.
We also see the same construct used in leadership competence of:
When I was at school the insult often thrown about at students by teachers in High School was ‘don’t be a clown!’ It was intended to be an insult as the concept of the travelling circus was common when I was a kid, usually Ashton’s … Learn more >>>>>
Just because someone says something is leadership doesn’t make it so. Similarly, it’s easy to label something as professional when it isn’t. Leading is either ethical or it isn’t leadership, you cannot have half-ethical leadership or a half ethical professional. Indeed, leadership without followership (https://www.humandymensions.com/product/following-leading-risk/ ) is simply one-way … Learn more >>>>>
