LEADING SAFELY with Georgina Poole

In this short but sharp episode I speak to some recent research being quoted online which apparently proves that "blame does fix something". I also speak to the notion of 'holding someone accountable' and the foundations of Sidney Dekker's iconic book - The Field Guide to Understanding Human Error.

In this episode you will hear from Professor Sidney Dekker and Dr Sean Brady on the topics of capacities and controls. Professor Dekker leans towards organisations building capacities, capacity to fail safely, capacity to cope with uncertainty etc whereas Dr Brady talks to controls and safeguards from a risk perspective. Are they on the same page or sharing different editions of the book? You be the judge.

In this episode I chat with Dr Nic Weatherly about Behavioural Based Safety and Applied Behavioural Science.

In this episode I chat with Bob Edwards (the HOP Coach) about Learning Teams, Operational and Organisational Learning plus so much more.

In this episode I chat with Professor Nektarios Karanikas about his newly completed research project with Hutchinson Builders and it's challenge to the definition of "safety" .

In this episode I chat with pilots Sam and Mike about safety leadership in the Australian Air Force, the cross over between human factors and human performance and why clear air turbulence makes my blood pressure drop.

In this first episode for Season 4, you will hear me chat with my mentor Professor Sidney Dekker about his new book - The Ten Virtues of a Positive Safety Culture. We also cover his career highlights, some curious questions, some laughter and even some tears. You are bound to learn something new from this episode.

In this episode I chat about Tangible Tip #7 - Learning from when things go well.

In this episode I chat about tangible tip #6 which is all about stopping the search for a singular root, basic or direct cause.

This is tangible tip number 5 in the tips and tricks to help you and your organisation move towards HOP/ Safety Differently.