Zero is a round number, and it is also a complex number, because it is a symbol for nothing. Literally. In some cases, it is a number that is hard to grasp, hard to envision. After all, it signifies nothing. Can you visualize nothing? As a popular saying goes, "If you aim at nothing, you'll [...]
After the work that was done to create Corrie Pitzer's article about "Seven Deadly Delusions" in the April 2015 issue of Professional Safety magazine, and what I have done in summarizing the piece in my last two blog posts, I am sure at least a few of you are seeking a therapist's couch. We might have [...]
Please notice, my colleagues, that this post suggests that I am presenting ways that we might be delusional. I would certainly not say that we are delusional in any way (though, admittedly, there may be some around us who think we are if we say how much we love our work as a safety professional. Out [...]
Safety is a lot like fighting terrorism. Terrorists only have to be right one time and they can do a lot of damage, even if they try 100 times. But when a government is defending its people against terrorism, the government has to be right every single time or people die. And that is not [...]
Summer is coming, and with summer comes vacations. And with vacations will often come time to do some reading - maybe that book that you have always wanted to read but just have not had the time, or you want to re-read that work that you have had on your bookshelf for years and you [...]
For those of you who know me, I am not one to fear-monger. I tend to be more positive in terms of educating businesses and workers about the value of safety and trying to arm everyoene with information and tools that you need to have a safe working environmet for everyone. Even when I know [...]
There is little doubt that there are more threats to our businesses than we ever thought 20 years ago. The world is generally more uunstable nowadays, and with the advent of technology, there has become a whole new world of threats through our computer networks - such that those geeks and nerds we used to [...]
[Editor's Note: Apologies for the long hiatus on this blog, but I was very much under the weather lately, for those of you who didn't know. I am grateful to be back on my feet and working toward better safety for all workers, and I thank you for your patience. Now, on to our regularly [...]
Finally, after much set-up, it is time to get to the nitty-gritty. There has been a reason that these blogs have stretched out the concept of drift and has not really gotten into it much without focusing on the relationships and conversations in the workplace. The article which I am using to discuss this issue, [...]
We are extraordinary creatures of God's creation. By "we" I mean human beings. We have a complicated emotional sytem that has hardwired us for relationships with other humans - friendships, loving relationships, co-workers, spouses. Thre are very few creatures on Earth that have the desire and need to have relationships with other similar creatures. We [...]
