Having is evidence of wanting
Secretly, perhaps, you want those unsafe behaviours!
Having is evidence of wanting!
There is an idea out there that our subconscious drives our conscious….
Measuring success in training
There is a propensity within the construction industry to measure the success of training by measuring how many people go through the training, and often, how fast can they get through it….
You might not believe this…
“The point I interface with the environment fundamentally determines my behaviour” – Rory Sutherland
You might not believe this, you might disagree with this, but it is, none the less quite true. Very true in fact.
“I” is you, you are unique….
Placement of Product
Most of what you are and have accomplished in life is due to where you are rather than who you are. Most of where you are is because of where you were before that.[…]
How much does your experience matter?
Your personal account of how the world works isn’t good enough to describe how the world works.
Your journey so far, on this planet has given you (and me) a biased view of how things are, what causes them and what to believe in….
There is always context
There is always context.
context that you, as the person that just found out about the act are never fully aware of.
context that the act done was done in and because of….
Feedback as a driver of behaviour
If you are not a touch typer, try typing a word behaviour without looking at the keyboard.
behavkor – that’s what happens for me. So close!
Every behaviour we do, from the key typed, the nail hammered to the words spoken receive feedback, a consequence.[…]
The hidden risks of paperwork
A paper cut is not the biggest risk you face from the voluminous paper you are making people fill out every day. The biggest risk you face is the real risk of death or the jail!
There is as epidemic of paperwork in the construction industry.[…]
Never-ending Checklists
Some well intended safety people were reviewing an activity on site. First they checked the paperwork which included daily checklists for the equipment being used…
Safety just isn’t a priority
If it were, there would be unlimited time and money.
No, safety is a challenge, a puzzle, best solved by not specifically focussing on safety, but on focussing on what it takes to deliver the task correctly.
Correctly = to time, budget, to spec and with all fingers and toes left in tact. […]