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My Story is Better than Yours

May 23, 2023 by Rob Sams Leave a Comment

My Story is Better than Yours Guest Post by Rob Sams from Dolphin Safety Systems. Improving safety really is as simple and as cheap as doing more listening and conversing rather than telling……….. In my last piece (Safety Professionals - Piggy in the Middle) I wrote about the role of the modern day … [Read more...] about My Story is Better than Yours

Filed Under: Rob Sams Tagged With: safety communication, safety professional, story, telling

Just Toolbox it!

December 3, 2022 by Rob Sams Leave a Comment

Just Toolbox it! ‘Just Toolbox it!’ How often have you heard this term in risk and safety? It seems to be the key way we address safety concerns including incidents, hazards, a ‘safety alert’ or a ‘safety share’ As the name suggests, the ‘Toolbox Talk’ (also known as the ‘pre-start chat’, the … [Read more...] about Just Toolbox it!

Filed Under: Communication and Consultation, Humble Inquiry, Rob Sams, Toolbox Talks Tagged With: communication, conversation, Safety, telling, tool box talks

The Art of Humble Inquiry as a Pathway to Safety Improvement

September 1, 2022 by Gabrielle Carlton 1 Comment

The message here is so simple yet contradicts orthodox and contemporary safety education, training and practice: “telling is more risky than asking”, "We see ‘asking’ as a ‘weakness’ or being ‘ignorant’ so we avoid it" The Art of Humble Inquiry as a Pathway to Safety Improvement I was chatting with … [Read more...] about The Art of Humble Inquiry as a Pathway to Safety Improvement

Filed Under: Communication and Consultation, Gabrielle Carlton, Humble Inquiry Tagged With: conversation, humble enquiry, safety communication, telling

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