We’ve all been told about the power of positive leadership, servant leadership etc. But what if much of what we believe about these styles is more of an illusion? Today, we’re diving into research that suggests the evidence for positive leadership styles might be more steeped in how leaders are judged, not just what they… Continue reading Safe As ep 24: Are leadership styles scientifically valid?
Safe As pod growth: your help needed
Woot – just hit ~260 members on my LinkedIn Safe As group. This combines with ~400** unique listeners per episode on my pod. Still very small (but growing) numbers – so I think I need to double the listener count by year’s end to make podding worthwhile. Can you help by sharing the pod? Appreciated,… Continue reading Safe As pod growth: your help needed
Disinheriting Fitts and Jones `47 (2001 Sid Dekker article)
A 2001 article from Sid Dekker discussing a contemporary view of human performance and organisational failure. You may recognise parts of this from Dekker’s later article ‘Is it 1947 yet?’. Too much to cover. And I’m relying heavily on quotes. Dekker reverts back to Fitts and Jones’ 1947 article which “laid the foundation for aviation… Continue reading Disinheriting Fitts and Jones `47 (2001 Sid Dekker article)
The day-to-day stability of safety climate in the offshore oil and gas industry
Is safety climate stable day-to-day or more dynamic and variable? A really interesting study which explored the stability of safety climate over a 28 day offshore work period (hitch). Background: · “Safety climate is a domain-specific form of organizational climate (Schneider, 1975). It is defined as ‘shared perceptions with regard to the priority of safety policies,… Continue reading The day-to-day stability of safety climate in the offshore oil and gas industry
Safe As ep 23 (quickisode 2): Safety-II debrief tool
Want to add a garnish of Safety-II inspired thinking into debriefs? Check out this 4 min quickisode. Today’s article is: Bentley, S. K., McNamara, S., Meguerdichian, M., Walker, K., Patterson, M., & Bajaj, K. (2021). Debrief it all: a tool for inclusion of Safety-II. Advances in Simulation, 6(1), 9. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/54H6o9h4ZiSSlgVFOjAqC6?si=kY5uaG1sRlyCW10ylAsmgw Apple: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/ukQV4y4RRVb Make sure to subscribe… Continue reading Safe As ep 23 (quickisode 2): Safety-II debrief tool
Safe As 22: Zombie ideas of leadership – time to exorcise the deceased concepts?
What if many of the ideas we cling to about leaders, are more zombie ideas – outdated concepts that refuse to die? What if some of these ideas are holding back progress in moving forward with more calibrated and effective principles of leadership? Today’s study is: Haslam, S. A., Alvesson, M., & Reicher, S. D.… Continue reading Safe As 22: Zombie ideas of leadership – time to exorcise the deceased concepts?
Enhancing AI-Assisted Group Decision Making through LLM-Powered Devil’s Advocate
Can LLM’s effectively play as devil’s advocate, enhancing group decisions? Something I’ve been working on lately is AI as a co-agent for cognitive diversity / requisite imagination. Here’s a study which explored an LLM as a devil’s advocate, and I’ll post another study next week on AI and red teaming. [Though this study relied on… Continue reading Enhancing AI-Assisted Group Decision Making through LLM-Powered Devil’s Advocate
Safe As week in review – eps 19-21: Safety leadership, ISO certification, and Haddon’s 10 energy countermeasures
Safe As week in review. This week covered three episodes: 1. Ep 19: What is the evidence behind safety leadership – silverbullet or hype? They analysed 175 articles for the effects of different leadership categories on various safety elements (image 1). They found leadership behaviours were associated with various workplace safety elements in varying degrees,… Continue reading Safe As week in review – eps 19-21: Safety leadership, ISO certification, and Haddon’s 10 energy countermeasures
Endoscopist De-Skilling after Exposure to Artificial Intelligence in Colonoscopy: A Multicenter Observational Study
Does AI use contribute to de-skilling? Probably, according to this study of endoscopists. This study compared >1.4k patient outcomes who underwent non-AI assisted colonoscopy before and after AI implementation. Background: · A recent meta-analysis of 20 randomised trials “showed an absolute 8.1 % increase in ADR [Adenoma detection rate] with the use of AI during colonoscopy.5… Continue reading Endoscopist De-Skilling after Exposure to Artificial Intelligence in Colonoscopy: A Multicenter Observational Study
Safe As (quickisode) 21: Beyond the Hierarchy – Haddon’s energy countermeasures
This special quickisode frantically unpacks Haddon’s 10 energy countermeasures. This approach provides an alternative or compliment to the hierarchy of control, and focuses directly on eliminating, minimising or marshalling the exchange of hazardous energy. Applied to falls from height as an example, but it works for most energy exchange scenarios. No specific reference – except… Continue reading Safe As (quickisode) 21: Beyond the Hierarchy – Haddon’s energy countermeasures
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