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Myth, Objectivity and the Subjectivity of Language in Safety

January 11, 2025 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

We all speak language unconsciously. This is because language is embodied from birth. We don’t need to think about what to say and process thought/language like a computer. We speak what we want to say most often without thinking. The words come out as we think and most often, we hear what we think, … [Read more...] about Myth, Objectivity and the Subjectivity of Language in Safety

Filed Under: Robert Long, Safety Myths Tagged With: language

Linguistic Non-Intelligence with Safety Non-Experts

January 11, 2025 by Dr Rob Long 2 Comments

In the long tradition of claims in expertise that are not, we have the latest from Safety as non-experts in Linguistics (https://safetyrisk.net/more-of-safety-talking-to-safety-about-safety/).  Apparently, counting repetition of words as data is ‘language intelligence’! Of course, it isn’t, but … [Read more...] about Linguistic Non-Intelligence with Safety Non-Experts

Filed Under: Robert Long Tagged With: language, linguistics

More of Safety talking to Safety About safety

January 4, 2025 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

So, we can now add a new area of expertise that Safety has acquired. We don’t just have Safety presenting on Ethics and Culture, we now have Safety parading a lack of expertise in Linguistics. Through the so-called lens of ‘language intelligence’. Download HERE: Language Intelligence However, if … [Read more...] about More of Safety talking to Safety About safety

Filed Under: Artificial Intelligence, Robert Long Tagged With: language

Silences in Safety

December 21, 2024 by Dr Rob Long 2 Comments

With the subtlety sledgehammer, Dr Rob Long knocks the unattainable, meaningless ideas and slogans like “Zero Harm” and “Safety First” right on the noggin! Read more of his articles here “Cultures that strategically know their silences are more sophisticated than cultures that fill the airwaves … [Read more...] about Silences in Safety

Filed Under: Robert Long, Safety Culture Silences, Safety Leadership, Zero Harm Tagged With: language, negative messages, safety culture, safety slogan, silence in safety, Zero Harm

Language and Listening

May 27, 2024 by Admin 2 Comments

by Frank Garrett Warning the following Blog may create cognitive dissonance, causing the reader to look for black-and-white definitions from Webster's, Wikipedia and Wordsworth. Resist this urge and find the meaning you seek through the study of anthropology, philosophy theology and the social … [Read more...] about Language and Listening

Filed Under: Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: language, listening

The Language of In-Between in Safety

June 29, 2023 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

One of the tragic outcomes of zero language in safety is the fixation on binary thinking (https://safetyrisk.net/the-binary-barnacle/ ; https://safetyrisk.net/non-binary-decision-making-in-risk/ ). It’s always about zero or 1. It’s always black or white, fast or slow (thanks Kahneman) no in-between. … [Read more...] about The Language of In-Between in Safety

Filed Under: Robert Long Tagged With: in-between, language, Polanyi

Listening to the Symbols of Christmas

June 28, 2023 by Dr Rob Long 2 Comments

Listening to the Symbols of Christmas A good way to discern what someone is talking about is to listen to their language, words spoken and unspoken. If someone is talking about ‘learning’ or ‘culture’ and doesn’t speak about embodiment, the unconscious, mystery, wisdom, symbolism, mythology, … [Read more...] about Listening to the Symbols of Christmas

Filed Under: Robert Long Tagged With: archetype, Archetypes, language, safety archetype, symbols

What You Profess in Safety

June 28, 2023 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

What You Profess in Safety There is no separation between claiming the word ‘professional’ and what you profess. What one professes determines if one is profess-ional regardless of whether one likes to claim the word as a brand or not (https://safetyrisk.net/not-a-professions-bootlace/ ). … [Read more...] about What You Profess in Safety

Filed Under: Robert Long, Safety Professional, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: language, paperwork

How Risky is Your Safety Spin?

June 23, 2023 by Admin 2 Comments

How Risky is Your Safety Spin? Rob Long has agreed to publically release another awesome video which is part of the package you receive with his new book: Risky Conversations, The Law, Social Psychology and Risk “What you say in health and safety, regardless of whether or not it is just an … [Read more...] about How Risky is Your Safety Spin?

Filed Under: Robert Long, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: aspiration, language, safety moments, safety spin

Culture Silences in Safety – Language

June 2, 2023 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

When culture is defined as ‘what you DO around here’ it pushes the most important element of culture (Language) to the background. This also helps Safety speak nonsense to people and to speak safety code (https://safetyrisk.net/deciphering-safety-code/ ). Safety code is a form of language that … [Read more...] about Culture Silences in Safety – Language

Filed Under: Robert Long, Safety Culture Silences Tagged With: language

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