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Second Student Group Social Psychology of Risk

September 19, 2021 by Dr Rob Long 3 Comments

Second Student Group Social Psychology of Risk It has been a hectic few weeks in the Psychology of Risk Post Graduate Program. The first group has now completed Unit Two, The Social Psychology of Leadership in Risk and Group Two has completed the Introduction to the Social Psychology of … [Read more...] about Second Student Group Social Psychology of Risk

Filed Under: Robert Long, Social Psychology of Risk, Wicked Problems Tagged With: post graduate program, rob long, social psychology of risk

Following Leading in Risk – Free Download

August 3, 2016 by Admin Leave a Comment

Following Leading in Risk – Free Download Download Sect. 1 of “Following-Leading in Risk" [download id="40349"] To order your copy CLICK HERE BACK COVER: Understanding what happens in the space between those who lead and those who follow is the new frontier in the leadership debate. In this … [Read more...] about Following Leading in Risk – Free Download

Filed Under: Free Safety Stuff, Robert Long, Safety Books Tagged With: following, free download, leading, risk, rob long

Supernatural Safety

August 5, 2015 by Dr Rob Long 14 Comments

Supernatural Safety Talking about the supernatural is not in vogue these days. The membership of the church is in rapid decline, there’s no longer ‘scripture’ in schools and the history of unethical behaviour by the clergy has put religion ‘on the nose’. So there’s not much talk of miracles, … [Read more...] about Supernatural Safety

Filed Under: Robert Long, Zero Harm Tagged With: rob long, Safety, Safety Culture, Zero Harm

Safety Give Aways

May 26, 2015 by Admin 13 Comments

Safety Give Aways I just published a page with a list of some of the most popular safety and risk articles on this blog, chosen based on the number of views, number of comments and number of social shares and likes. (SEE THE LIST HERE) I have some copies of Dr Rob Long's very popular books to give … [Read more...] about Safety Give Aways

Filed Under: Free Safety Stuff, Safety Books Tagged With: articles, books, rob long

The Zero Harm Ethos

March 7, 2015 by Peter Ribbe 4 Comments

The Zero Harm Ethos Guest post by Peter Ribbe I have long been involved with safety; as such my aim is the prevention of workers harming themselves, with emphasis on the word aim. Unfortunately it does not always work out, having an aim or goal, is a healthy aspiration in any job. I have for … [Read more...] about The Zero Harm Ethos

Filed Under: Peter Ribbe, Zero Harm Tagged With: ethos, rob long, Zero Harm

Human Dymensions Newsletter–Feb15

February 2, 2015 by Admin Leave a Comment

Human Dymensions Newsletter–Feb15 – One of the few positive Safety and Risk Newsletters Have You Registered? Only Six Weeks To Go. The inaugural Psychology of Risk Conference is only 6 weeks away and time is running out to register. You can register here. and, download a conference flyer … [Read more...] about Human Dymensions Newsletter–Feb15

Filed Under: Robert Long, Safety News Tagged With: humam dymensions, rob long, safety newsletters

Following-Leading In Risk

September 22, 2014 by Admin Leave a Comment

Following-Leading In Risk – Book Launch Its just been announced that Dr Rob Long will be launching his latest book: Following-Leading in Risk: Friday 21st November Australian Catholic University L18, 8-20 Napier Street, NORTH SYDNEY 3 to 5pm with Drinks and Nibbles provided RSVP: … [Read more...] about Following-Leading In Risk

Filed Under: Robert Long, Safety Books Tagged With: book launch, rob long

Be Alert, Safety Needs More Lerts

May 24, 2014 by Dr Rob Long 2 Comments

I recently read a claim by a Safety Consultant that they could eliminate injuries and improve safety culture by stopping humans from making errors - WT? Reminds me of the saying “The floggings will continue until morale improves”. Ask any elite athlete what happens when they ignore their “muscle … [Read more...] about Be Alert, Safety Needs More Lerts

Filed Under: Robert Long, Simplistic Safety, Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: be alert, be careful, neuropsycholgy, rob long, satisficing

Playgrounds To Become Riskier and Fun Again

May 4, 2014 by Admin Leave a Comment

Playgrounds To Become Riskier and Fun Again The risk aversion tide may be turning! Fun stopping and soul destroying signs like this may finally be a thing of the past as Australian Regulators decide to follow the new European Standards for Playground Safety. (see news release below) As Dr Rob … [Read more...] about Playgrounds To Become Riskier and Fun Again

Filed Under: Risk Aversion, Safety Legislation Tagged With: Australian Standards, playgrounds, risk aversion, riskier, rob long

Want to Make things Safer – Take More Risks

April 22, 2014 by Phil LaDuke Leave a Comment

Many Safety People may feel confronted or uncomfortable with this notion given that they are mostly inherently risk averse. Recent Blog By Phil LaDuke highlights the need to embrace risk, benchmark, experiment and stop doing the same old, re-branded stuff in order to achieve improvement  – see it … [Read more...] about Want to Make things Safer – Take More Risks

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