Making a Choice
“they chose to do that” implies that the person doing the behaviour is in control of their actions at the time the action occurred.
Scientific research would say that this is not the case…
“they chose to do that” implies that the person doing the behaviour is in control of their actions at the time the action occurred.
Scientific research would say that this is not the case…
No one comes to work to hurt themselves and 99% of people are coming to work to do a good job.
So, any program that tries to change the mindset of workers is starting from an incorrect premise. […]
We think we can persuade people to be safe. We think that if we can just help them link their actions to a negative consequence, it will make them behave in a safer way. […]
In 1975, a study was conducted to examine the relative effect of antecedents and reinforcement in producing stable performance change. […]
‘Wrong’ is a judgement against an expectation. But the action taken, the behaviour, was right for that individuals context, understanding and goal, at the time the action occurred.[…]
Many injuries and incidents happen after something changed, a change in task, a change in direction, a change of tool, of method, of people…
A supervisor sees a worker standing on the mid-rail of the cherry picker.
“Hey pal, do you need to stand on that rail, is there is no other way to do that job?”…
You can either help to create teams that have genuine conversations about the risks arising from their work, or you can create teams that tick boxes […]
You can tell a lot about people by the things they do and say, their behaviours.
The actions observed, the things you see and hear them do, informs you and everyone else, on what they see as important, what values and beliefs they hold and uphold.
You can tell a lot about a leader from the things they do and say, their behaviours.[…]
If something doesn’t happen.
If a person doesn’t do something that you expected them to do.[…]