What if everything you thought was “safe”… is just a well-disguised risk? .

In the second half of our explosive conversation, K. Scott Griffith,  the man who helped architect the aviation safety system that reduced fatal crashes by over 95% returns to dismantle the illusion of safety hiding in plain sight.

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This is not about fixing processes. It’s about the deeply uncomfortable truth: Most leaders incentivize the very behaviors that lead to catastrophic failure, then call it “accountability.”

 

In This Episode:

• The dangerous difference between outcome accountability and behavioral accountability

• Why success is the #1 cause of blind spots in high-performing teams

• How most “safety” systems are designed to punish honesty and reward silence

• What we’re getting dangerously wrong about autonomous vehicles and AI

• Why leaders must stop asking “Who’s to blame?” and start asking “What made that seem like a good idea at the time?”

• The silent epidemic of risk-blindness in elite organizations

• How Griffith’s Collaborative Just Culture™ framework multiplied reporting and prevented disasters in healthcare, aviation, and nuclear power

• Why your emotional reactivity as a leader is often the root of fear in your culture

• How system failures often look like people problems — until it’s too late

• The moment Griffith realized America’s legal system was doing more harm than good… and how we can fix it

🔥 Power Quote:

“If your people are afraid to tell you the truth… you’re not running a safe organization. You’re just running it blind.” — K. Scott Griffith

 

🎙 Guest Bio:

K. Scott Griffith is a former American Airlines pilot and physicist turned safety pioneer. He is the architect behind High-Reliability Organizing and the founder of SG Collaborative Solutions, where he’s helped transform risk and accountability systems for the FAA, NASA, Fortune 100 companies, and global healthcare institutions. His proprietary Collaborative JustCulture™ methodology is utilized in high-stakes environments around the world.

 

📘 Book Feature:

Grab Scott’s critically acclaimed book: The Leader’s Guide to Managing Risk: A Guide for Creating Just Culture Accountability Available now wherever books are sold.

 

🎧 Listen now if you’re ready to challenge the way your organization defines “safe.”

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