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Sunday, March 25, 2018 Sorry about the first one!...PAPod 166 - Third Try…How do you think about failure? Scott Shappell tells us more I had a glitch in the first pressing of this podcast.   Here is the whole conversation.  Sorry about the RSS feed and the confusion.   I think this wi...
Wednesday, March 21, 2018 Safety Moment - Change can be uncomfortable...ouch! Change, even for the better, can often cause discomfort. This little discussion talks about this very idea. Listen to this podcast. Best Safety Pod...
Saturday, March 17, 2018 PAPod 165 - What the hell do you mean by "Capacity?" I use the work capacity like it has meaning that everyone on earth already knows.   I know now that is not true... Here is my definition of the word...
Wednesday, March 14, 2018 Safety Moment -You Won't Win 'Em All Nothing is better than a good discussion. We will always have some folks that want to push back on our ideas. That is good. You won't win them all....
Saturday, March 10, 2018 PAPod 164 - The HOP Conference Kitchen Table Session After the final day of the 2018 HOP Conference in Houston, Texas, Several of us were sitting around the kitchen table in our little house chatting abo...
Wednesday, March 7, 2018 Safety Moment - There Might Be a Cliff - Ty Maxism for the Real Workers Ty Maxism are sayings that operations people live by in parts far north from here. Never underestimate the power that operational leaders have in und...
Saturday, March 3, 2018 PAPod 163 - Mass Shootings and Simplification I really struggled to make this podcast.  Not because I didn't have stuff to say (I always seem to have stuff to say) but because I was afraid I would...
Wednesday, February 28, 2018 Safety Moment - Risk Is Fluid Somehow we have been led to believe that risk is permanant.  That if you do a good enough job in risk identification...you will be come safe. That is...
Saturday, February 24, 2018 PAPod 162 - Leading a Complex Organization - Jim Barker Leading an organization takes time and attention, skill and knowledge, and talent. Leading a complex organization takes all of the above plus knowled...
Wednesday, February 21, 2018 Safety Moment - Making the Simple, Complex Here is a nice little thinker.    See what you think? Best Safety Podcast, Safety Program, Safety Storytelling, Investigations, Human Performance, S...
Saturday, February 17, 2018 PAPod 161 - The Story of Understanding Data by Understanding What is NOT Represented...Meet Abraham Wald, Mathematician Big Data means you have lots of information that you can use to predict and manage your systems.  Big data has been an amazing advantage for our organ...
Wednesday, February 14, 2018 Safety Moment - Don't Fight Against What You Hate - Fight for What You Love! Just a little shot of energy for all of us who spend time fighting with the old school crowd.   Non ergo in te vocabo Don't let the basterds get you ...