Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchPAPod 583 - When Normal Variability Breaks: The ReDonda Story
Episode 948
This episode previews a small workshop in Santa Fe where Todd Conklin, Ann Lyren, and guest ReDonda Vaught will explore a tragic patient safety case.…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
PAPod 582 - Accountability vs. Blame: Who Really Owns Safety?
Episode 947
Todd Conklin breaks down why accountability is an act of clarity, not blame or discipline, and why leaders and workers share responsibility for opera…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
PAPod 581- Measuring the Invisible: When 'Nothing Happened' Breaks Safety Metrics
Episode 946
Todd Conklin explores why its so difficult to measure events that never happen and how traditional safety metrics can mislead organizations. He argue…
5 months ago
PAPod 580 - Start Right, End Safe: Building Better Encounters in 2026
Episode 945
Todd Conklin opens 2026 reflecting on why how we begin interactions and jobs matters more than we often realize. He uses stories from travel, aviatio…
5 months, 1 week ago
PAPod 580 - Start the Encounter Right: A 2026 Safety Reset
Episode 944
In this episode Todd Conklin reflects on entering 2026 by urging listeners to focus on how we begin interactions—at work and in life. He explains how…
5 months, 1 week ago
PAPod 579 - Stepping Back Almost 10 Years...Another Trip Around the Sun: 2016 Safety Recap & 2017 Resolve
Episode 943
10. New Year’s Eve recap reflecting on a busy 2016 and the journey ahead into 2017.
9. Host shares personal travel highlights and experiments in grat…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
PAPod 578 - Choose Gratitude: A Thanksgiving 2021 Reminder
Episode 942
This special Thanksgiving 2021 episode shares one simple piece of advice: be grateful. It highlights the power of gratitude during hard times and enc…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
PAPod 577 - Near Misses: The Unexpected Gift That Keeps Workers Safe
Episode 941
In this episode Todd Conklin uses the season of gift-giving to explain near-miss reporting: why it matters, how it shows whether controls worked or l…
6 months ago
PAPod 576 - From Continuous Improvement to Continuous Capacity: 10 Operational Indicators You Need
Episode 940
This episode shifts the safety conversation from continuous improvement to continuous capacity, introducing a practical dashboard of 10 operational i…
6 months, 1 week ago
PAPod 575 - Vancouver Workshop: A Case Study in Failure, Justice, and Resilience
Episode 939
Todd Conklin talks with Brent Sutton and Jeff Lyth about the upcoming HOP Workshop in Vancouver (Jan 28–29, 2026), centered on Redonda’s powerful fir…
6 months, 2 weeks ago