If we are so inherently safe, why do we have accidents? I was recently at a festival. It was a family friendly festival, where middle aged adults brought their children to have fun and enjoy live music at night and family friendly activities during the day. At the festival was an old-school funfair. The fair Read more about A Friday thought on accidents[…]
I am delighted to be chairing and speaking at the European Steam Turbine Users Conference in Birmingham in November. The conference will give the opportunity to review case studies, get up to date on the latest thinking and learn how good engineering can be supported by other disciplines. It is also a great chance to Read more about European Steam Turbine Users Conference. 1-2 November 2017, Birmingham, UK.[…]
BITS are proud to support Jon Holder in his world record breaking attempt to skate from John O’Groats to Land’s End. Jon is supporting SNAP Charity (Essex) and Sue Lambert Trust (Norfolk). #bigskatedown Skating 822 miles is going to take its toll on Jon’s poor feet, so in our style of taking care of the bits Read more about BigSkateDown[…]
A key task for you as a manager, is to ensure that your team see themselves as leaders and realise the power that they have. We have published a few articles lately on how our failure to maintain high standards can negatively influence the behaviour of others. Check out our posts on broken windows and Read more about A Friday thought on leadership behaviours.[…]
What, when, how and most importantly why. American airlines flight 587 resulted in a tragic accident that happened just two months after the 911 attacks on New York. It rocked the city as residents began to imagine that the Airbus 300 had fallen victim to terrorist activity, causing it to crash into a residential area Read more about A Friday thought on training.[…]
Consider high performance as a way of life. The derogatory term ‘fat-cat’ is often used to describe those who have attained positions of power and enjoyed the trappings of success. However, as well as being insulting and negative, the term tends to be far from the truth. Take a look at your social media feeds Read more about Get fit to perform.[…]
We all draw the line in a different place. The other evening I went out for a run. It was a beautiful summer evening and a lovely run. Along dirt trails I ran through the countryside surrounded by nature, cattle and the classic English patchwork of different coloured fields. Feeling slightly tired when I set Read more about A Friday thought on lawlessness. (Cert 12A moderate language with scenes of mild peril)[…]
So many leaders think that they have to know all the answers. Your team don’t expect you to know everything, furthermore they will appreciate you asking them to be part of the solution. Above all else, a strong leader admits when they got it wrong.
Why is it that often our first thought is the last thing we should do? Health and Safety in the workplace has come along way since the Factories Act of 1831. We now apply science to protecting people from our work processes. We have models, acronyms and standard processes all to help us minimise risk Read more about A Friday thought on controls.[…]
