Organisations are Social Institutions I saw a meme the other day from the safety sphere that stated: ‘We, all of us, are just one new executive away from having to start again at the very beginning’. … [Read more...] about Organisations are Social Institutions
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The Discourse of Just Culture in Safety
The Discourse of Just Culture in Safety One of the most important skills in Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) is to look and listen to text-narrative and consider critical language omitted. … [Read more...] about The Discourse of Just Culture in Safety
Do the Right Thing, It’s Common Sense
Do the Right Thing, It’s Common Sense Wouldn’t it be easy and simple if risk was black and white and safety was as easy as ‘check your gut’ (AIHS BoK) and ‘do the right thing’ (Just Culture). … [Read more...] about Do the Right Thing, It’s Common Sense
Is Just Culture Unjust?
One of the strange things about the Just Culture phenomenon in risk and safety is the strange idea that somehow Justice and Culture can be controlled. Most often what Safety does with most things it … [Read more...] about Is Just Culture Unjust?
Understanding Just Culture
Understanding Just Culture The idea of Just Culture is not a neutral concept. Within the mechanistic worldview of safety and positivism Just Culture often is defined to mean ‘fair systems’ or … [Read more...] about Understanding Just Culture
Binary Opposites and Safety Goal Strategy
Republished by request and now with accompanying video (at end of article). This article was referenced in the must read new book: Risky Conversations, The Law, Social Psychology and Risk (follow that … [Read more...] about Binary Opposites and Safety Goal Strategy