I have been involved with safety in Australia for the past 15 years. In that period I would like to think I have grown and learned or would it be better to say try to understand what drives and motivates people to do certain things. I hear on several different job sites I have been on we have to … [Read more...] about Comply Or Be Human
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More of the Same Expecting a Different Outcome in Safety
When we look at so much of what circulates in safety about ‘safety as a priority’ and togetherness in safety, it’s always just the same old stuff – golden rules, behaviourism and zero. The following is a typical example: https://togetherinsafety.info/ Having just completed the MiProfile Survey … [Read more...] about More of the Same Expecting a Different Outcome in Safety
Auditing the 7 Golden Rules of Zero, A Miserable Fail
One of the positive skills of learning SPoR is understanding the core elements of diagnostics, auditing culture and deconstructing meaning (semiosis) in organising. We do this with the unique MiProfile survey but also with other models of auditing. One such diagnostic is the ‘iCue Language … [Read more...] about Auditing the 7 Golden Rules of Zero, A Miserable Fail
7 Golden Rules that are NOT Golden
The more you look into the so called ‘7 golden rules of zero’, the more you realise just how much zero toxifies the process of tackling risk. Have a look at the checklist with so called ‘golden rule’ two and have a look at the language. What is noticed first is that all of this is just … [Read more...] about 7 Golden Rules that are NOT Golden
The Non-Golden Rules for Leadership in Zero
When you look at the so called ’Golden Rules’ for Zero it doesn’t take long to audit the language and see that they are NOT Golden ie. there is no mutuality or relational reciprocation. The Golden Rule (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/46276153_The_Golden_Rule) has always been understood … [Read more...] about The Non-Golden Rules for Leadership in Zero
Seven ‘Golden’ Rules for Zero and Yet No Ethic
The recent invitation to the Zero Conference in Sydney in November mentions the ‘Seven Golden Rules of Zero Vision’ (p.7). What are these special ‘golden’ rules? (https://safetyrisk.net/is-this-your-safety/ ) You can check them out here: https://visionzero.global/guides The first thing you notice … [Read more...] about Seven ‘Golden’ Rules for Zero and Yet No Ethic
The Delights of the Zero Delusion
The Delights of the Zero Delusion These days it seems one can spread any lie and propaganda and people will be sucked in by it. Why would people rather believe a lie? Because it satisfies their underlying need to be in control … [Read more...] about The Delights of the Zero Delusion