Who do you trust in your workplace? Who do you freely talk to? Who are you wary of? What questions are you afraid to ask? What opinions do you keep to yourself? The theme of our summer newsletter (June 2011) is Building Trust and shows what organisations can do to release energy and creativity by… Read more »
In some work environments it’s particularly important for workers to stay alert for signs of ‘trouble’ so that they can respond proactively. This is certainly the case in environments where there are potential health, safety or care hazzards (social care, health care, construction sites etc).
We see the world through our own eyes. What sense we make is informed by our personal history, patterns of thought and emotional response. We tend to believe that this way – our way – is the most reasonable and defensible. We then feel more comfortable with people ‘like us’ and more wary of people… Read more »
The ‘video diary’ is a useful device for exploring a person’s inner world on film. Here is an example of its use in “Anna’s Story” which is a film we made recently for NHS Education for Scotland. In this extract – scene 3 – Anna reveals her reactions, having received a diagnosis for her condition.… Read more »
We ran two demonstration sessions on Safety Leadership for the Grampian Occupational Safety & Health Group in Aberdeen on 26th May. They were attended by health & safety professionals, managers and operatives from across the construction sector.