Comments for Forum Interactive http://www.foruminteractive.co.uk Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:05:15 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on Confessions: what risks do you take with your own or others’ safety? by Esther http://www.foruminteractive.co.uk/what-we-are-up-to/2010/08/confessions-what-risks-do-you-take-with-your-own-or-others-safety/comment-page-1/#comment-410 Esther Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:05:15 +0000 /what-we-are-up-to/?p=716#comment-410 I usually keep to 70 on the motorway but I know I'm always far too close to the car in front. If they touched their breaks suddenly - or the person in front of them did so - I wouldn't stand a chance. When I think about this while I'm driving along I drop back, leaving a longer gap. But it soon gets filled by another car overtaking me. I see that everyone is driving too close. If anyone breaked suddenly there would be a pile up. I can't reasonably avoid it. Does anyone else worry about this? If I REALLY thought about it I wouldn't drive on the motorway at all. As it is, I can only drive on the motorway because I believe "I'll be fine" - the untouchable arrogance. Is this a ludicrous risk to take? I usually keep to 70 on the motorway but I know I’m always far too close to the car in front. If they touched their breaks suddenly – or the person in front of them did so – I wouldn’t stand a chance. When I think about this while I’m driving along I drop back, leaving a longer gap. But it soon gets filled by another car overtaking me.

I see that everyone is driving too close. If anyone breaked suddenly there would be a pile up. I can’t reasonably avoid it. Does anyone else worry about this? If I REALLY thought about it I wouldn’t drive on the motorway at all.

As it is, I can only drive on the motorway because I believe “I’ll be fine” – the untouchable arrogance. Is this a ludicrous risk to take?

]]> Comment on Behavioural safety: “Safe as Houses” by Tweets that mention Forum Interactive | What are we up to? -- Topsy.com http://www.foruminteractive.co.uk/what-we-are-up-to/2009/10/behavioural-safety-safe-as-houses/comment-page-1/#comment-393 Tweets that mention Forum Interactive | What are we up to? -- Topsy.com Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:50:31 +0000 /what-we-are-up-to/?p=312#comment-393 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Forum Interactive and Forum Interactive, Esther Walker. Esther Walker said: Expect increased sentences for corporate manslaughter http://bit.ly/cDgdGa get H&S message across http://tinyurl.com/32grjd2 [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Forum Interactive and Forum Interactive, Esther Walker. Esther Walker said: Expect increased sentences for corporate manslaughter http://bit.ly/cDgdGa get H&S message across http://tinyurl.com/32grjd2 [...]

]]> Comment on The Innerwick Experience: transformational leadership in action by Alan Blackie http://www.foruminteractive.co.uk/what-we-are-up-to/2010/04/the-innerwick-experience-transformational-leadership-in-action/comment-page-1/#comment-346 Alan Blackie Thu, 13 May 2010 13:13:58 +0000 /what-we-are-up-to/?p=597#comment-346 It's great to see this on the Forum Interactive website - and to see our efforts being recognised - the programme continues and has been externally evaluated as being a very positive experience for all involved. It’s great to see this on the Forum Interactive website – and to see our efforts being recognised – the programme continues and has been externally evaluated as being a very positive experience for all involved.

]]> Comment on The Gender Experiment by Tash http://www.foruminteractive.co.uk/what-we-are-up-to/2010/02/the-gender-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-242 Tash Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:55:47 +0000 /what-we-are-up-to/?p=554#comment-242 Well done - enjoyed the tips and articles. best wishes Tash Well done – enjoyed the tips and articles.

best wishes

Tash

]]> Comment on Understanding Unseen Disability by kate walker http://www.foruminteractive.co.uk/what-we-are-up-to/2008/06/managing-the-stigma-of-autism/comment-page-1/#comment-25 kate walker Sun, 05 Apr 2009 07:10:38 +0000 /what-we-are-up-to/?p=27#comment-25 I'd like to add to your blog a comment about people who become disabled via chronic illness - things such as fibromyalgia, arthritis, or chronic fatigue. These conditions are often dismissed as 'yuppie flu' but are actually very debilitating for the sufferer. In our office there is a lady who suffers with fibromyalgia. She was always the top-deck performer with a massive workload. Our colleagues had it really good, because she would pick up the slack for anyone who was off with the flu or had family commitments. When she first became ill, she didn't disclose it because she really didn't know how it would affect her work and she didn't want to lose her job. She kept going at her usual pace, but faced with excruciating pain, started to take days off when her pain was bad. She got a few poor reports, and finally copped to being so ill. Her manager was sympathetic and reduced her workload to allow her to cope, but it had the knock on effect that her colleagues had to take up extra work. It caused so much resentment that she eventually left her job. How would you suggest that this could have been handled better? Kate I’d like to add to your blog a comment about people who become disabled via chronic illness – things such as fibromyalgia, arthritis, or chronic fatigue. These conditions are often dismissed as ‘yuppie flu’ but are actually very debilitating for the sufferer.

In our office there is a lady who suffers with fibromyalgia. She was always the top-deck performer with a massive workload. Our colleagues had it really good, because she would pick up the slack for anyone who was off with the flu or had family commitments. When she first became ill, she didn’t disclose it because she really didn’t know how it would affect her work and she didn’t want to lose her job. She kept going at her usual pace, but faced with excruciating pain, started to take days off when her pain was bad.

She got a few poor reports, and finally copped to being so ill. Her manager was sympathetic and reduced her workload to allow her to cope, but it had the knock on effect that her colleagues had to take up extra work. It caused so much resentment that she eventually left her job.

How would you suggest that this could have been handled better?

Kate

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