Fear – The Ultimate Motivator? The Scared Straight Myth and what we can learn for safety Back in the late seventies and early eighties teenage crime in the USA was starting to become a real concern. A famous (or now infamous) campaign was initiated to Scare Straight the teenagers who were considered the most likely…
Over the summer I’ve had the time to talk with people from varied backgrounds across different working environments who are passionate about achieving excellence in their respective fields. The conversation always comes round to how best they can influence or change a key behaviour or habit that will then translate into maximised performance. The Answer…
A kind of funny thing happened to me this morning, well it then turned to a bit of mild frustration too I guess! It was one of those mornings when I really needed a good coffee, you know that kind of feeling. But the jar was bare, no emergency supplies either so I had to…
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Parallels between the world of Business and Sport are often drawn and lessons learned on the field are often highly relevant when you are working in the field. This should not come as any surprise, it is a widely held belief that sport is an ideal arena to enhance the values of leadership, determination, focus,…
Some good lessons to be applied to safety here too everyone! A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if…
In safety today, particularly in UK and the companies that I am lucky enough to work with, our Systems and Procedures are pretty much water tight. The Antecedents as Cooper calls them (HSG 48, 1999) are all there to influence our people to do what they should do to stay safe. However, human behaviour is not quite as…
A fabulous little animated film highlighting how communication effects our behaviour. Behavioural Dynamics Institute
I love this particular TED talk. Find out what it has to do with Behavioural Safety on our STAYSAFE Leadership Programme! How Great Leaders Inspire Action
The fabulous BBC review of what has been an outstanding sporting year has reminded me that in business and especially in safety, we can apply many of the same principles that are used so effectively in sport to improve performance. Let’s look at some of the key themes of the night. Everybody from Bradley Wiggins…
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