Leadership and Vision in Risk The focus of Australian Story on Monday 20 August 2018 (http://www.abc.net.au/austory/leading-the-way/10129182) is the extraordinary work of the Wayside Chapel, Kings Cross Sydney. The story is about leadership, vision and how to humanize people. At the Wayside Chapel they don’t believe ‘harm is a choice you make’ but ‘there but for […]
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Be Prepared for Risk
Be Prepared for Risk by Hayden Collins from http://www.riskintelligent.com.au/ I walked into McDonalds this week for a coffee and noticed that their latest placemat on their tray is a promotion for Scouts Australia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scouts_Australia ). As I looked at this promotion and its ‘frame’ of reference, I saw young people in the messy puddle of […]
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Cover Letter To My Prospective Employer
Cover Letter To My Prospective Employer Guest post by Ken R. Roberts HSE Systems – Safety Leadership – Risk Specialist First published here Dear Prospective Employer RE: Advertised HSE Position Please allow me to make a few observations in the hope that I may offer you my perspective as you sift through the thousands of […]
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Study at The Centre for Leadership and Learning in Risk
Study at The Centre for Leadership and Learning in Risk The Centre for Leadership and Learning in Risk (CLLR) is proud to launch its opening for studies for 2017. CLLR is the only Centre in the world that accredits studies in the Social Psychology of Risk. You can find out more about CLLR here: http://cllr.com.au/ […]
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Inductions – A Missed Leadership Opportunity
Inductions – A Missed Leadership Opportunity Guest Post by Paul Nieuwoudt – First published here: www.leadership-observer.com The first introduction people often have to our companies is when they attend the workplace induction, and for that reason inductions hold great potential in ensuring a lasting impact is made on inductees. That being the case, it is interesting to […]
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Lemmings for Lemmings in Leadership and Risk
The “Dancing Guy” video is a staple inclusion in many leadership training sessions and hailed by many as a great example of how easily ‘leaders’ can create a following . Dr Rob Long reveals the truth behind this video and how the dynamic of groupthink and mindless conformity is not an example of a […]
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A Great Lesson in Safety Leadership
A Great Lesson in Safety Leadership Another great article by Paul Nieuwoudt, Author of: Zero Harm and a Peasant in 16th Century Europe , Another side to the story and The Illusion Of Opposites About 8 months ago my eldest daughter wanted to learn archery. I wasn’t interested in archery at all, but decided to […]
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non-Leadership in Risk
non-Leadership in Risk I always get amazed at the portrayal of leadership as some trivial form of populism. The poster child for this trivial and populist nonsense has got to be the ‘leadership from a dancing guy video’ . The voice over and video confirms such a simplistic definition of leadership one would think that […]
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Safety as a Worldview
Safety as a Worldview It is interesting observing the discourse (transmission of power) in safety regarding version 1, 2 or 3 as if Safety is about a ‘style’ of engagement and activity. A recent article by Kevin Jones highlights the problem (Golden Rules, ethics, leadership and workplace safety). As long as Safety remains consumed with […]
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Safety Golden Rules, Leadership and Ethics
Safety Golden Rules, Leadership and Ethics We all know how massively complicated, confusing and unwieldy Safety Management Systems have become (see Measuring Safety, You’ve Got It All Wrong). Many companies (co-incidentally those who have created these convoluted behemoths of safety systems) have tried reduce the confusion and the new risk this has created by introducing […]
