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E83: Why Smart Managers Ignore Deadly Warning Signs: Gretley & Moura Mine Disasters
Season 1 Episode 83
This ep unpacks two articles from Andrew Hopkins, exploring the similarities between the Gretley and Moura mine disasters.Namely, Hopkins argues that…
5 months, 1 week ago
E82: Why Good Leaders Make Terrible Decisions (The Science of Bias)
Season 1 Episode 82
Our mental shortcuts (heuristics) serve us well. They help us navigate a complex, ambiguous world normally safely and efficiently.
But in modern organ…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
E81: Is Safety Culture a Failed or Useful Concept for Organizations? A review of the Scientific Research
Season 1 Episode 81
Is 'Safety Culture' a nebulous construct, or even a myth, that obscures more than it reveals?
Or is its persistence because it provides a useful vehi…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
E80: Is Your Boss Just "Peacocking"? The Science of Leader Walkarounds
Season 1 Episode 80
Leadership walkarounds seem simple on paper: get a leader to walk around, talk with some people, and then bounce out with a gleeful smile, and warm h…
6 months ago
E79: AI Makes you Smarter but not Wiser: How AI affects your Cognition
Season 1 Episode 79
Does using AI make us smarter, or just more confident?This ep covers a recent study on how generative AI affects our "metacognition" - our ability to…
6 months ago
E78: The most effective safety tactics according to science
Season 1 Episode 78
There are a lot of safety practices in industry. How do we know which are the most effective interventions to use?This systematic review of the evide…
6 months, 1 week ago
E77: Behavior-based safety (BBS) - a balanced review of the science
Season 1 Episode 77
When I say BBS - what is your initial impression? A big smile and thumbs up, or visible disgust?It certainly divides people. But is that division des…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
E76: Dreamworld disaster and the pathways to failure
Season 1 Episode 76
This episode unpacks the Dreamworld Thunder Rapid ride disaster, using the Ten Pathways to Failure model.
Ref: Gregson, S., & Quinlan, M. G. (2024). D…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
E75: Better indicators for your risk control system
Season 1 Episode 75
How can you develop better indicators targeting the effectiveness of your risk control system?This episode draws on a few sources, including the HSE …
7 months ago
E74: Zombie leadership - old ideas that refuse to die
Season 1 Episode 74
Re-recording of an older episode for YouTube
7 months, 1 week ago