Beyond the Minimum - Exploring the world of work, and beyond: Recent Episodes
Tanya Hewitt
Exploring new vocabulary, sayings that should cease, potential practices, and looking at what good looks like in the world of work and beyond.
Credits: Adam Johns – voiceover Beverley McKiver – composer and player of the music Tell Me About Love
Saying that should cease – Grass is Greener on the Other Side
Often, we believe that that others have it made, but in reality, we can appreciate our current surroundings.
Psych Central analysis - https://psychcentral.com/blog/relationships-balance/2013/03/16/the-grass-is-greener-syndrome#5
Beyond the Minimum podcast episode - https://beyondtheminimum.podbean.com/e/saying-that-shoud-cease-go-along-to-get-along/
Simon Sinek’s YouTube (11:54 – 12:10) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPcgEBbNQvw&list=PLgCOAz4cqZMROPAsFBt_IWgOmMax6Y24y&index=6
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Credits:
Adam Johns – voiceover - https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamjohns730/
Beverley McKiver – composer and player of the music Tell Me About Love - https://www.linkedin.com/in/beverleymckiver/
Update on some events
It has been some time since I recorded a podcast, and I thought I should give an update. Listen to hear the three large events that took place in my life from April – May 2023.
Resources:
Bill Cain’s book - https://www.amazon.ca/Diary-Jesus-Christ-Bill-Cain/dp/1626984077
Rick Beato’s analysis of If You Could Read my Mind https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X33YyowZZxQ&list=PLW0NGgv1qnfzb1klL6Vw9B0aiM7ryfXV_&index=15
Rick Beato’s tribute upon Gordon Lightfoot’s Death - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Iw7Jei8XOo
Documentary on Gordon Lightfoot https://gem.cbc.ca/gordon-lightfoot-if-you-could-read-my-mind
Glenda Bartlett’s obituary - https://www.wardfuneralhomes.com/memorials/glenda--bartlett/5196703/index.php
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Credits:
Adam Johns – voiceover - https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamjohns730/
Beverley McKiver – composer and player of the music Tell Me About Love - https://www.linkedin.com/in/beverleymckiver/
What Good Looks Like – Interview with Greg Hollander
Listen to Greg’s description of how they hire, support one another, hold meetings, have committees and so much more. Lots of hidden treasures in practices that others can (and have been) adopt(ing)!
Greg’s bio:
Greg Hollander is a Realtor® with Keller Williams Integrity. As well as helping a variety of clients with their real estate needs, he is also a Realtor® who specializes in helping seniors and empty nesters downsize with his Next Stage Method.
Over the last 14 years, he has been helping a variety of people in the Ottawa area with their real estate needs. After working with many senior clients, he discovered that his skills and strengths are really perfectly suited for helping people with their downsizing needs.
He works hard to ensure his clients are always treated with respect, kindness and understanding.
Housing transitions in life are difficult and his wish is to help make a potentially stressful situation as smooth as possible for his clients.
He considers it an honour and a privilege to be the agent guiding people through their next stage in life when it comes to their real estate and housing needs.
Greg’s contact info:
Email: greg@greghollander.com
Phone & Text: (613) 795-3871
Greg’s free downloads:
Next Stage Method Guide:
https://bit.ly/NextStageMethodGuide
5 Pro Tips to Downsize:
https://bit.ly/ProTipsToDownsize
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Credits:
Adam Johns – voiceover - https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamjohns730/
Beverley McKiver – composer and player of the music Tell Me About Love - https://www.linkedin.com/in/beverleymckiver/
Expanding our Vocabulary – Extrinsic incentives bias
We often believe that people can be motivated by incentives – just up the incentives, and they will be more motivated. This is actually a bias, and when employed, can be counterproductive.
MADTv Safety at Work episode - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVB5lQpPYow
Dan Ariely’s videos - https://danariely.com/resources/#gallery
Hidden Brain episode - https://hiddenbrain.org/podcast/what-do-you-want-to-be/
Humankind – a hopeful history – (where I learned of this term) https://www.amazon.ca/Humankind-Hopeful-History-Rutger-Bregman/dp/0316418536
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Credits:
Adam Johns – voiceover - https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamjohns730/
Beverley McKiver – composer and player of the music Tell Me About Love - https://www.linkedin.com/in/beverleymckiver/
Saying that should cease – Getting away with it
Rules are out there – speed limits, paying for things, etc. – and there are times when they are not enforced. We often feel a brush of excitement in getting away with something, but is this helpful?
The Agenda episode on Has the Government Mishandled Pandemic Spending? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyDtRF-oQlk&t=1205s
The Inquiry on American Road Fatalities https://www.podbean.com/media/share/dir-pthb6-173c1277
The Agenda episode on Is Everyone Robbing Everyone in the Underground Economy? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEfe9Bqia2o
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Buy her a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tanyah
Credits:
Adam Johns – voiceover - https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamjohns730/
Beverley McKiver – composer and player of the music Tell Me About Love - https://www.linkedin.com/in/beverleymckiver/
Expanding our Vocabulary – Radical responsibility
Our world has many complainers who bemoan their circumstances, but we all can be empowered to change things with radical responsibility.
Matt Gurney’s commentary https://theline.substack.com/p/experimental-the-line-podcast-episode-e9e 1:19-4:37
Conscious Leadership group https://conscious.is/
Episode on the Fundamental Attribution Error https://beyondtheminimum.podbean.com/e/expanding-our-vocabulary-%e2%80%93-fundamental-attribution-error/
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Buy her a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tanyah
Credits:
Adam Johns – voiceover - https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamjohns730/
Beverley McKiver – composer and player of the music Tell Me About Love - https://www.linkedin.com/in/beverleymckiver/
Saying that should cease – Time heals all wounds
While a common saying, time is not the healer. Healing includes everything from medical attention for physical wounds, attentional focus for psychological wounds, and internal work and forgiveness.
Merriam Webster dictionary https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grudge
Peter Herrndorf’s memorial - https://www.tvo.org/article/remembering-peter-herrndorf
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Credits:
Adam Johns – voiceover - https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamjohns730/
Beverley McKiver – composer and player of the music Tell Me About Love - https://www.linkedin.com/in/beverleymckiver/
Expanding our Vocabulary – Pluralistic Ignorance
When we are in a group, we may be influenced by how others behave, believing that their thoughts influence their behaviour, and allow this to override what we are thinking, and then behaving.
Humankind: A hope for humanity (Rutger Bregman) https://www.amazon.ca/Humankind-Hopeful-History-Rutger-Bregman/dp/0316418536
Asch experiment analysis https://www.simplypsychology.org/asch-conformity.html
Lemmings and their behaviour https://www.britannica.com/story/do-lemmings-really-commit-mass-suicide
How Disney influenced our understanding of lemmings https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Wilderness_(film)
Beyond the Minimum Go Along to Get Along https://beyondtheminimum.podbean.com/?s=Go%20Along%20to%20get%20along
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Credits:
Adam Johns – voiceover - https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamjohns730/
Beverley McKiver – composer and player of the music Tell Me About Love - https://www.linkedin.com/in/beverleymckiver/
Saying that should cease – If You Build It, They Will Come
While often quoted in many circles, it takes far more than building to get them to come.
Origin of the phrase Field of Dreams movie - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_of_Dreams
Ginny Whitelaw’s Article - https://www.forbes.com/sites/ginnywhitelaw/2021/08/01/if-you-build-it-will-they-come/?sh=70a043846b6a
Previous episode on One Size Fits All - https://beyondtheminimum.podbean.com/e/saying-that-should-cease-one-size-fits-all/
Christian Harris’ LinkedIn profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/christian-harris-slip-safety/
Christian Harris’ event https://www.linkedin.com/events/getconsistentgrowthininterest-l7020020071863316480/about/
The working genius website: https://www.workinggenius.com/
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Credits:
Adam Johns – voiceover - https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamjohns730/
Beverley McKiver – composer and player of the music Tell Me About Love - https://www.linkedin.com/in/beverleymckiver/
What Good Looks Like – An Interview with Mike Zelek
An interview with the head of HR of Wellington Group of Companies, where he explains the ins and outs of a healthy trucking company. Listen to the many practices that he discusses helps makes drivers feel valued, with a high retention rate, and far more good days than bad ones.
(Taken from Truck News : Mike Zelek has been working in transportation for more than 10 years. He has worked in logistics, dispatch and recruiting before settling into his role as vice-president of human resources at Wellington Group of Companies. Mike was named the National Recruiter of the Year at the National Recruiting and Retention Symposium in 2021 and has led Wellington to three straight years of being named one of the Truckload Carriers Association's Best Fleets to Drive For. He has presented at many industry events and currently volunteers on several transportation related committees.)
Mike Zelek’s email: mzelek@wellingtonmotorfreight.com
Mike Zelek’s LinkedIn account : https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelzelek/
Mike Zelek’s articles in Truck News https://www.trucknews.com/author/michael-zelek/
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Credits:
Adam Johns – voiceover - https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamjohns730/
Beverley McKiver – composer and player of the music Tell Me About Love - https://www.linkedin.com/in/beverleymckiver/
Expanding our Vocabulary – The Just World Hypothesis
We often have underlying beliefs that the world is in balance, that good will be rewarded and bad will be punished. This is pervasive in our societal outlook, but it may be a cognitive bias.
Writeup on the Just World Hypothesis - https://effectiviology.com/just-world/
Lerner’s studies https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fh0023562
Meritocracy article - https://medium.com/@tanya_64634/meritocracy-a-prescient-warning-4b23f0bbbd3f
The Hays code - https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/what-is-the-hays-code-1934/
SNL alternate ending https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vw89o0afb2A
Quotes explained - https://quotesexplained.com/god-does-not-play-dice-albert-einstein/
Joker - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7286456
The Fundamental Attribution Error - https://beyondtheminimum.podbean.com/e/expanding-our-vocabulary-%e2%80%93-fundamental-attribution-error/
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Buy her a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tanyah
Credits:
Adam Johns – voiceover - https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamjohns730/
Beverley McKiver – composer and player of the music Tell Me About Love - https://www.linkedin.com/in/beverleymckiver/
Saying that should cease – One person cannot make a difference
While it is easy to fall prey to the convention that problems are vast and one person cannot make a difference – one person can absolutely make a difference!
Loren Eisley’s Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loren_Eiseley
TVO Agenda Episodes:
- Bill Browder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLFGWEdA4Bs
- Doing Holidays Differently https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuhHnQK7raU&t=4s
Kathleen Sharp: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTbKD2GR00c
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Buy her a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tanyah
Credits:
Adam Johns – voiceover - https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamjohns730/
Beverley McKiver – composer and player of the music Tell Me About Love - https://www.linkedin.com/in/beverleymckiver/
Expanding our Vocabulary – Nocebo effect
Many of us are familiar with the placebo effect, and we should also be familiar with the nocebo effect.
Rutger Bregman’s Humankind – A Hopeful History - https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Rutger_Bregman_Humankind?id=yumsDwAAQBAJ
Conscious Leadership - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLqzYDZAqCI
Human Brain - https://hiddenbrain.org/podcast/a-better-way-to-worry/
Susan David’s TED talk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S45YDJZLjW8
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Buy her a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tanyah
Credits:
Adam Johns – voiceover - https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamjohns730/
Beverley McKiver – composer and player of the music Tell Me About Love - https://www.linkedin.com/in/beverleymckiver/
Saying that should cease – Mind your Own Business
Mind your own business may apply in some situations, such as vengeful blackmail, but not in others, where information may be helpful to expose or correct a societal ill. Take a listen and let me know what you think!
Liane Davey on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lianedavey/
Cautionary Tales Halloween episode - https://timharford.com/2022/10/cautionary-tales-the-halloween-poisoner/
Matt Guerney’s article on the Emergencies Act inquiry - https://www.tvo.org/article/thanks-to-the-emergencies-act-inquiry-the-rcmps-top-cop-may-finally-face-career-consequences
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Credits:
Adam Johns – voiceover - https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamjohns730/
Beverley McKiver – composer and player of the music Tell Me About Love - https://www.linkedin.com/in/beverleymckiver/
Saying that should cease – Go Along to Get Along
While there may be some unique circumstances where we need to conform to the crowd, in general, we need to allow our uniqueness to shine.
Talli Osborne - https://talliosborne.com/
Talli Osbourne’s Tedx talk – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3Fl_OCmKa8
Article on Talli opening the Punk Rock museum - https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/las-vegas-punk-rock-museum-1.6561820
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Credits:
Adam Johns – voiceover - https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamjohns730/
Beverley McKiver – composer and player of the music Tell Me About Love - https://www.linkedin.com/in/beverleymckiver/
Expanding our Vocabulary – Empathy Caveats
While empathy is not a new vocabulary, some of aspects of empathy might be. We need to be careful in how we use the term empathy.
Against Empathy – the Case for Rational Compassion by Paul Bloom is available where you buy books.
A video interview with Paul Bloom - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjBhxq_YpiQ
For the Love of Work – How to Make Better Mistakes https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/how-to-make-better-mistakes/id1530443742?i=1000498761809
Kim Scott’s story of ruinous empathy - https://www.radicalcandor.com/video-ruinous-empathy-story-kim-scott/
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Credits:
Adam Johns – voiceover - https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamjohns730/
Beverley McKiver – composer and player of the music Tell Me About Love - https://www.linkedin.com/in/beverleymckiver/
Ignorance is not bliss – it is not knowing. And not knowing does not make you smarter.
Eat me (or try not to) https://www.tvo.org/programs/eat-me-or-try-not-to
Todd Conklin’s Pre-Accident Investigation podcast - https://preaccidentpodcast.podbean.com/
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Credits:
Adam Johns – voiceover - https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamjohns730/
Beverley McKiver – composer and player of the music Tell Me About Love - https://www.linkedin.com/in/beverleymckiver/
Expanding our Vocabulary – Second Victim
The person most proximal to the first victim, often the person who was the last line of defense to prevent the first victim, is the second victim, and suffers as well.
Dr Wu’s seminal paper https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1117748/
Julie Thao’s story links :
Videos
- https://www.healthcareinnocenceproject.org/case-study-julie-thao/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zkm2EaOPebY
- (please see this one) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30EAG6uW5DM
Articles:
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20402372/
Extraordinary Canadians: https://www.amazon.ca/Extraordinary-Canadians-Stories-Heart-Nation/dp/1982134526 (Robb Nash story)
Previous relevant Beyond the Minimum episodes:
https://beyondtheminimum.podbean.com/e/new-vocabulary-the-local-rationality-principle/
https://beyondtheminimum.podbean.com/e/expanding-our-vocabulary-%e2%80%93-fundamental-attribution-error/
https://beyondtheminimum.podbean.com/e/expanding-our-vocabulary-hindsight-bias/
https://beyondtheminimum.podbean.com/e/expanding-our-vocabulary-the-second-story/
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Credits:
Adam Johns – voiceover - https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamjohns730/
Beverley McKiver – composer and player of the music Tell Me About Love - https://www.linkedin.com/in/beverleymckiver/
Saying that should cease – The customer is always right
The customer may have complaints and feedback, but the customer is not always right.
Wikipedia entry - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_customer_is_always_right
Medium Article on Southwest Airlines - https://medium.com/@stevenduran_96808/a-story-about-how-southwest-airlines-lost-a-customer-5e6608b227fb
Assholes – A Theory - https://assholesatheory.com/
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Credits:
Adam Johns – voiceover
Beverley McKiver – composer and player of the music Tell Me About Love
Expanding our Vocabulary – the Second Story
Being curious and digging beyond our first impressions can yield a much richer second story.
Todd Conklin’s Pre-Accident Investigation book - https://www.amazon.com/Pre-Accident-Investigations-Todd-Conklin/dp/1409447820
Nippin Anand’s article on the Costa Concordia - https://novellus.solutions/insights/psychological-safety-at-work/
About Nippin Anand - https://nippinanand.com/about/
Nippin’s Company - https://novellus.solutions/
Beyond the Minimum episode on the Local Rationality Principle https://beyondtheminimum.podbean.com/e/new-vocabulary-the-local-rationality-principle/
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Credits:
Adam Johns – voiceover
Beverley McKiver – composer and player of the music Tell Me About Love
Saying that should cease – No harm, no foul
How we get to the end matters! Focusing only on the goal excluding how it was obtained is problematic.
Simon Sinek’s video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPcgEBbNQvw
Tobias Sturreson’s LinkedIn post on Mary Gentile’s episode : https://www.linkedin.com/posts/tobiassturesson_businessethics-corporateculture-integrity-activity-6704638605127671808-KauP?utm_source=linkedin_share&utm_medium=member_desktop_web
Tobias Sturreson’s acknowledgement of my excitement finding his podcast : https://www.linkedin.com/posts/tobiassturesson_were-so-grateful-for-the-many-thousands-activity-6714080899299901440-WjHJ?utm_source=linkedin_share&utm_medium=member_desktop_web
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Credits:
Adam Johns – voiceover
Beverley McKiver – composer and player of the music Tell Me About Love
Expanding our Vocabulary – Work as Imagined vs Work as Done
There is a difference between idealized work and work as actually done!
Dr Hollnagel’s website: https://www.erikhollnagel.com/
HOP hub website: https://www.hophub.org/
Steven Shorrock’s article on the different types of work: https://humanisticsystems.com/2016/12/05/the-varieties-of-human-work/
Cautionary Tales episode on how science works (through a case study on scurvy): https://www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/cautionary-tales/south-pole-race-when-the-limeys-get-scurvy
Agnes Collard’s talk on Can We Know We Are Wrong: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8KKdp00gPI
Rhona Flin’s webpage https://research.abdn.ac.uk/applied-psych-hf/profiles/prof-rhona-flin/
Saying that should cease – One Size Fits All
Even though pervasive, when we get to people issues, One Size Fits all might not be the most suitable approach.
Peru’s pandemic (as described on The Inquiry) - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct1z1r
TVO’s The Agenda’s programme on food supply chains (through the lens of the war in Ukraine) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8grYEJrg50
Clive Lloyd’s LinkedIn profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/clive-f-lloyd-3a3727a/
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Credits:
Adam Johns – voiceover
Beverley McKiver – composer and player of the music Tell Me About Love
Expanding our Vocabulary – Hindsight bias
Hindsight bias narrows our view of what happened in an event, and is very strong. Listen to understand it and to get some tips on how to combat the very pervasive hindsight bias.
Choiceology – the go-to podcast for biases - https://www.schwab.com/learn/choiceology
Dr Richard Cook’s picture of hindsight bias - https://1drv.ms/b/s!AgTEuUjfYiXyyD6A0Q248hZeXKI1?e=OdE4vc
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Credits:
Adam Johns – voiceover
Beverley McKiver – composer and player of the music Tell Me About Love
Saying that should cease – Silence is consent
Silence is not consent – it is silence! Making the connection between silence and agreement can be fraught with problem.
Study on Organ Donation – http://www.dangoldstein.com/papers/DefaultsScience.pdf
(more recent policy decision) https://iaesv.our.dmu.ac.uk/2020/07/14/organ-donation-the-societal-issue-solved-by-behavioural-economics/ (note that this is a great policy to increase available organs, despite the fact it does not depend on consent – cadavers no longer need functioning organs)
(more nuanced understanding of the issue of opt-in/opt-out organ donation) https://www.arnoldventures.org/stories/a-misleading-chart-on-organ-donation-rates
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Credits:
Adam Johns – voiceover
Beverley McKiver – composer and player of the music Tell Me About Love
Expanding our Vocabulary – Poverty Pornography
Charities often use exploitative images – now termed as poverty pornography – to raise awareness and money for causes. However, the idea of a Western “knight in shining armour” devalues the poor, reduces their agency, and presents a dependency on a forgone cup of coffee. There are ways to draw attention to issues that are not as exploitative.
Links:
Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poverty_porn
Radi-Aid – Africans for Norway (many links to fabulous satirical videos) https://www.radiaid.com/
Charity Intelligence - https://charityintelligence.ca/index.php
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Credits:
Adam Johns – voiceover
Beverley McKiver – composer and player of the music Tell Me About Love
What Good Looks Like – Richard Knowles
Listen to Richard Knowles describe how Dupont Chemical worked when he was a plant manager – and learn about the Cycle of Intelligence!
Connect with Richard on LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardnknowles/
Check out his website: https://www.rnknowlesassociates.com/
Get his books – The Leadership Dance https://www.amazon.com/Leadership-Dance-Extraordinary-Organizational-Effectiveness/dp/0972120408 and Partnering for Safety and Business Excellence https://www.amazon.com/Partnering-Business-Excellence-Richard-Knowles/dp/0972120416/ref=sr_1_1
Phone him at 716-622-6467 (Eastern Time Zone)
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Credits:
Adam Johns – voiceover
Beverley McKiver – composer and player of the music Tell Me About Love
Saying that should cease – You can’t teach an old dog new tricks
Our elderly have value – we need to recognize it!
Dr Samir Sinha’s profile - https://www.sinaihealth.ca/team/dr-samir-sinha/
Never Too Old - https://gem.cbc.ca/media/cbc-docs-pov/s03e04
'Never too old to meet a challenge': Trio of Toronto octogenarians tackle CN Tower's EdgeWalk - https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/never-too-old-to-meet-a-challenge-trio-of-toronto-octogenarians-tackle-cn-tower-s-edgewalk-1.5647569
Ottawa woman, 95, sets Canadian record at Ottawa Race Weekend - https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/ottawa-woman-95-sets-canadian-record-at-ottawa-race-weekend-1.5923142
Dr Marc Agronin’s interview on Tapestry - https://www.cbc.ca/radio/tapestry/aging-better-dadbot-1.5282568/how-to-turn-old-age-into-the-prime-of-your-life-1.5282573
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Credits:
Adam Johns – voiceover
Beverley McKiver – composer and player of the music Tell Me About Love
If we see objects as having only one utility, we are falling prey to functional fixedness.
Beyond Safety Compliance webinars - https://www.linkedin.com/company/beyond-safety-compliance/
Daniel Pink’s talk - https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_pink_the_puzzle_of_motivation
Series description Redesign My Brain - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redesign_My_Brain
Clip of Redesign My Brain - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBkhgke9sHc
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Credits:
Adam Johns – voiceover
Beverley McKiver – composer and player of the music Tell Me About Love
Expanding our vocabulary – Group ETTO
One of the caveats of working in groups – group efficiency-thoroughness-trade-off. If everyone believes their work will be thoroughly checked by someone downstream, they are likely to prioritize efficiency. If everyone does this, however, and thoroughness is not prioritized – mistakes can slip through a group process.
Dr Hollnagel’s webpage - https://erikhollnagel.com/ideas/etto-principle/index.html
The ETTO principle - https://www.routledge.com/The-ETTO-Principle-Efficiency-Thoroughness-Trade-Off-Why-Things-That-Go/Hollnagel/p/book/9780754676782
Cautionary Tales episode on perilous flight - https://timharford.com/2022/05/cautionary-tales-when-the-autopilot-switched-off/
Mayday Aeroflot Flight 593 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHyymJu6c4U&list=PLgAfZdKiJiYG_THRebwMnePCx8rWTL1K3&index=8
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Credits:
Adam Johns – voiceover
Beverley McKiver – composer and player of the music Tell Me About Love
Saying that should cease – KISS rule
This is not to be ceased completely, but to put the emphasis differently than most uses of the KISS (Keep It Simple and Straightforward) rule. Many put the emphasis on Simple, or maybe the last S. In reality, the phrase is designed to not overcomplicate simple things – but you need to start out with simple and keep it there. Not dumb down something that is complicated, or complex.
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Credits:
Adam Johns – voiceover
Beverley McKiver – composer and player of the music Tell Me About Love
Expanding our Vocabulary – Performance Variability
While intense focus can get performance to be stable in the short term, for the majority of the time, performance is variable (like a sine curve) – sometimes above the median, other times below.
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Credits:
Adam Johns – voiceover
Beverley McKiver – composer and player of the music Tell Me About Love
What Good Looks Like - Interview with Hilda Gan
Hear Hilda Gan describe her former company i-Trans – the values she used to hire, the recognition, letting people go, the best workplace designation – and more!
Connect with Hilda : https://www.linkedin.com/in/hildagan/, @peoplebrightcon, hildagan@peoplebrightconsulting.com
Follow her company: https://www.peoplebrightconsulting.com/
Listen to her podcast : https://www.peoplebrightconsulting.com/revup-podcast
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Credits:
Adam Johns – voiceover
Beverley McKiver – composer and player of the music Tell Me About Love
Saying that should cease – Those who can do, those who can’t teach
I believe this saying never was true, and that we all play the role of students and teachers throughout our lives.
Tim Minchin’s brilliant convocation speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoEezZD71sc&t=1s
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Credits:
Adam Johns – voiceover
Beverley McKiver – composer and player of the music Tell Me About Love
New Vocabulary – Distance through Differencing
How we tend to find differences between us, and use this as a reason to distance ourselves from “them”
Cook and Woods Paper https://www.researchgate.net/publication/292504703_Distancing_Through_Differencing_An_Obstacle_to_Organizational_Learning_Following_Accidents
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Credits:
Adam Johns – voiceover
Beverley McKiver – composer and player of the music Tell Me About Love
Saying that should cease – Reciprocity
This is a tough one. Should we always ensure we scratch someone’s back when they scratch ours? There are some negative consequences to reciprocity. We should at least be a bit more curious before engaging in reciprocity.
All in the Mind podcast - https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/allinthemind/
Ralph Marsten’s quote in Best Self’s 30 Day Gratitude Journal
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Credits:
Adam Johns – voiceover
Beverley McKiver – composer and player of the music Tell Me About Love
New Vocabulary – Normalization of Deviance
How allowing tolerances to be breached due to a successful outcome could be leading to problems.
Dianne Vaughn’s Challenger Launch Decision
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Credits:
Adam Johns – voiceover
Beverley McKiver – composer and player of the music Tell Me About Love
Saying that should cease – Soft Skills
Soft skills are not soft – they are critical people skills!
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Credits:
Adam Johns – voiceover
Beverley McKiver – composer and player of the music Tell Me About Love
Expanding our Vocabulary – Fundamental Attribution Error
The fundamental attribution error (the most impactful contribution of the field of social psychology) is the tendency for outsiders to downplay environmental factors and play up dispositional (personality) factors of others, and do the reverse on themselves.
The Choiceology podcast - https://www.katymilkman.com/podcast
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Credits:
Adam Johns – voiceover
Beverley McKiver – composer and player of the music Tell Me About Love
Saying that should cease – Work Life Balance
While not universally accepted, there is a movement to drop work-life balance in favour of work life integration.
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Credits:
Adam Johns – voiceover
Beverley McKiver – composer and player of the music Tell Me About Love
New vocabulary – Local Rationality Principle
People do what makes sense to them in the time they do it, in the circumstances in which they find themselves.
Sidney Dekker’s website: https://sidneydekker.com/
Todd Conklin’s podcast: https://preaccidentpodcast.podbean.com/
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Credits:
Adam Johns – voiceover
Beverley McKiver – composer and player of the music Tell Me About Love
This episode introduces me, Tanya Hewitt, and the concept of this podcast. There will be four types of episodes:
1 – New Vocabulary
2 – Sayings that Should Cease
3 – Potential Practices (accompanied by a written article)
4 – What Good Looks Like (interviews with healthy companies)
I look forward to learning with you!