The Learning (and unlearning) that Revealed my Vocation It was in March 2012 that I transitioned from working full time in organisations, to starting a consultancy. I remember the time well, sitting … [Read more...] about The Learning (and unlearning) that Revealed my Vocation
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Listening, Learning, Helping and Caring about Risk
Listening, Learning, Helping and Caring about Risk I was with a group of managers yesterday and as I often do asked them to list the words they associate with safety. We brainstorm in teams for a bit … [Read more...] about Listening, Learning, Helping and Caring about Risk
The Advisor as Skilled Helper
The Advisor as Skilled Helper The idea of ‘helping’ is essential to the professions (Susskind & Susskind., The Future of The Professions 2015). However, the absence of the language of ‘helping’ … [Read more...] about The Advisor as Skilled Helper
Helping in Safety
Helping in Safety Since moving from a field wedded to ‘crusading’, to one where the fallibilities of human beings are revealed in almost every interaction, the real differences between the fixing of … [Read more...] about Helping in Safety
Making Technicians Not Helpers
Making Technicians Not Helpers People have enrolled in the CLLR Certificate online and in face-to-face studies (https://cllr.com.au/register-to-study/) recently, many with graduate and post-graduate … [Read more...] about Making Technicians Not Helpers
The Power in Helping
The Power in Helping I wonder if one of the greatest privileges and opportunities we may have as a human being is to be either the recipient, or giver of, ‘help’. Being the recipient of help may be … [Read more...] about The Power in Helping
The Paradox of Helping
Feeling pretty chuffed that Rob Sams asked me to share this: First published here: http://dolphyn.com.au/the-paradox-of-helping/ The Paradox of Helping I had the privilege of attending the Lifeline … [Read more...] about The Paradox of Helping
Quirky Things That Work When Trying To Help Others
Quirky things that work when trying to help others With the current safety theme trending toward HELPING (see Safety as a Helping Profession and I was just trying to help), I thought it timely to … [Read more...] about Quirky Things That Work When Trying To Help Others
I was just trying to Help
I was just trying to Help A friend called me recently to tell me that they’d lost their job. They couldn’t understand the decision and we spoke for an hour or so working through the roller coaster of … [Read more...] about I was just trying to Help
