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Listening, Learning, Helping and Caring about Risk

September 6, 2022 by Dr Rob Long 7 Comments

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 and then once each team has 10 words we put them in rank order from most important to least … [Read more...] about Listening, Learning, Helping and Caring about Risk

Filed Under: Covid-19, Robert Long, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: AIHS BoK on Ethics, caring, helping, learning, listening, numerics

iCue Listening Engagement Manual

October 13, 2021 by Admin Leave a Comment

iCue Listening Engagement Manual All those who have studied the Social Psychology of Risk (SPoR) will know of the importance of listening in engagement and will have been introduced to the skills of iCue Listening. The iCue Engagement Manual that supports this learning is here and can be purchased … [Read more...] about iCue Listening Engagement Manual

Filed Under: Robert Long, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: iCue, listening

Helping in Safety

February 26, 2018 by Rob Sams Leave a Comment

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 Safety and the helping of Counselling are becoming clearer. For example, contrast the often … [Read more...] about Helping in Safety

Filed Under: Rob Sams Tagged With: crusader, helping, listening

The Paradox of Helping

July 19, 2015 by Rob Sams 15 Comments

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 Brass Blokes Awards in my hometown of Newcastle last night. The Awards recognise the spirit of … [Read more...] about The Paradox of Helping

Filed Under: Rob Sams Tagged With: helping, listening, paradox

The Sound of Safety

November 6, 2014 by Dr Rob Long 5 Comments

The Sound of Safety When people in safety see the word ‘sound’ they tend to think of noise hazards and hearing protection. Whilst these are important there are many other ways of thinking about ‘noise’ and ‘sound’ that are not associated with physical hazards and are much more dangerous. An … [Read more...] about The Sound of Safety

Filed Under: Communication and Consultation, Robert Long, Semiotics, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: listening, Noise, Safety, sound

When the Safety Tool Becomes the Method

April 28, 2014 by Dr Rob Long 1 Comment

When the Safety Tool Becomes the Method When institutionalized tools become enshrined in organizational culture, they are like concrete shoes, they seem to fit but the weight of the problem over time seems only good for getting us quicker to the bottom. What tools am I thinking of? Well, many of … [Read more...] about When the Safety Tool Becomes the Method

Filed Under: Robert Long Tagged With: human activity, learning, listening, lti, Safety Tools, walks

Effective Listening for Safety Professionals

October 8, 2013 by George Robotham Leave a Comment

Effective Listening for Safety Professionals By the late George Robotham   Effective listening for Safety Professionals The OHS professional attends many meetings, facilitates a lot of learning and generally converses with a lot of people, often what is not said is as important as what … [Read more...] about Effective Listening for Safety Professionals

Filed Under: George Robotham Tagged With: communication, Consultation, listening, safety communication, safety professionals

Some people need a good listening to

July 2, 2013 by Admin Leave a Comment

Some people need a good listening to Latest article on the Joe Moore Blog: Getting along with others is about getting a reputation as amicable, welcoming and available – being recognised as a respectful professional. Getting along with others does not mean saying “yes” to everything, … [Read more...] about Some people need a good listening to

Filed Under: Workplace Safety Tagged With: listening, relationships, Safety Blogs, Safety Communication

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