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Why is Good Parenting Similar to Safety Leadership?
The website Peace Quarters posted this article Harvard Psychologists Say: Parents Who Raise ‘Good’ Kids, Do These 5 Things! I…
HSE says Don’t Rock the Boat Baby – Fullers pays $130,000 after collision with wharf
Here’s something no boat owner or HSE professional ever wants to contemplate…Fullers pays $130,000 after collision with wharf What Happened?…
New WorksafeNZ Health and Safety Performance Improvement Toolkit (Not a Star Rating System)
It’s landed! (kind of) The Health and Safety Performance Improvement Toolkit (previously known as Safety Star Rating) is finally here or will…
The Mechanics of Evil and How Catastrophic Events Happen
Tim Ferris and his podcast How to Not Be Evil – Dr. Phil Zimbardo inspired this blog post. Sadly, the behaviours for…
Safety Girl’s Thought for the Week: What’s up with ACC Levies and why won’t they work?
The Workplace Safety Management Practices Programme (WSMP) and associated ACC Accreditation is officially dead, and there appears to be no…
Conflict Management & the Problem Ownership Model: or Burning Beds & No Vacancy
Have you ever had a conversation turn into an argument and been left wondering “where did that come from? I…
Employees: Why You Didn’t Get Employed
You made it through all the hoops: C.V and cover letter reviewed, phone screen passed, first interview and final interview. You…
Employers: You said what to your Employee?
Managing people is never easy. I’ve heard a few employers say business would be great if they had no employees…
Employers: Are you playing the role of Parent or Child? Transactional Analysis theory (TA)
Drs Susan and Peter Glaser’s communication strategies and Eric Berne’s Transactional Analysis theory (TA) has come out of my HR/HSE Coaching toolbox repeatedly over the…