Counter Errorism

Get to know Aaron Potash: Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaronpotash/ Website: https://www.originaloaktowndivers.com/ Recent Article (video link at the bottom of the article): Windup in the Bay 2026 Email: aaronpotash@mac.com In his conversation on the Counter Errorism podcast, Aaron Potash emphasizes the critical role of cultivating genuine empathy, curiosity, and vulnerability to build psy...

Get to know Dr. Martha Acosta: Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martha-acosta-ed-d-7293ba4/ Website: martica.com (Company)   marthaacosta.com (Personal) Email: martha@martica.com In her conversation on the Counter Errorism podcast, Martha Acosta shares profound insights on transforming how organizations learn, emphasizing that leaders must shift from trying to "fix the worker" to fostering a g...

Get to know Bob Latino: Profile: linkedin.com/in/boblatino Website: prelical.com Email: 4proact@gmail.com In his conversation on the Counter Errorism podcast, Bob Latino shares valuable insights into defect elimination, system reliability, and the evolving role of technology in incident investigations. Here are the key lessons we learn from his approach: Experiential Learning and "The Manufacturin...

Get to know Nikki Knapp: Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicoleknapp/ Email: nikki.knapp@kquadrant.com In her conversation on the Counter Errorism podcast, Nikki Knapp shares practical, creative approaches to teaching Human and Organizational Performance (HOP) and emphasizes the critical importance of human connection. Here are the key lessons we learn from her approach: Relationships as the...

Get to know Mitch Schwarz: Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/mitch-schwarz-139538165/ Email: https://www.safesetehs.com/contactus Website: https://www.indeavor.com In his conversation on the Counter Errorism podcast, Mitch Schwarz highlights a critical but often overlooked operational vulnerability: the "frontline scheduling capacity gap." He explains how perfectly planned work (the theoretical...

Get to know Dr. David Provan: Profile linkedin.com/in/david-provan-forgeworks      Email: david.provan@forgeworks.com Website: https://www.forgeworks.com/                        Get his book: A Field Guide to Safety Professional Practice Podcast Co-host: The Safety of Work                            Podcast Co-host: Punk Rock Safety Dave Provan shares powerful insights on bridging the massive gap...

Get to know Joe Estey, Sr: Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-estey-9905515a/ Email: jestey@lucasinc.com      See an older, but still pertinent webinar with Joe: Fooled by Counting—Why the Scale is Not Your Friend Website: www. CHOLearning.org (Joe serves on the Board of Directors, Community of Human and Organizational Learning) Joe Estey provides several powerful strategies for reshaping org...

Get to know Joanne Zaraliakos: Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/joanne-z-492b0530/ Email: joannezaras@yahoo.com In her conversation on the Counter Errorism podcast, Joanne Zaraliakos shares highly practical, subtle strategies for implementing organizational change and making safety training memorable. Here are the key lessons we learn from her approach: "Sneaky" Change Management Zaraliakos not...

Get to know Stephanie Moore: Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniemoore763/ Email: stephaniemoore763@yahoo.com In her conversation on the Counter Errorism podcast, Stephanie Moore shares several practical strategies for improving organizational learning, emphasizing that performance improvement requires abandoning "one-size-fits-all" solutions . Instead, practitioners must tailor their app...

Get to know Steve: Profile https://www. linkedin.com/in/experiential Email: steve@outdoorrisk.com Books: Safety Science for Outdoor & Experiential Education Beneficial Risks Website: https://www.outdoorrisk.com/ In his appearance on the Counter Errorism podcast, Steve Smith shared practical strategies for improving organizational learning, focusing heavily on how we view, report, and learn from ri...

Get to know David Woods: Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidwoods3/ email: woods.2@osu.edu books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/David-D.-Woods/author/B001ITTKTY?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1774154901&sr=8-1&shoppingPortalEnabled=true Please check out the amazing people doing amazing things on these podcasts we listen to and love: Leading Safely Podcast with Georgina Poole Were We Lucky, or Wer...

Get to know Bob: Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/bob-edwards-48577492/ Website: www.youtube.com/@bobedwards4253 Please check out the amazing people doing amazing things on these podcasts we listen to and love: Leading Safely Podcast with Georgina Poole Were We Lucky, or Were We Good Podcast with Steve Smith The Safety Bros with Brad and Dan Ruiz Punk Rock Safety with Dr. Ben Goodheart , Dr. Da...

Get to know Becky Ray: Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/becky-ray-culturekick/ Website: https://www.culturekick.co.uk/         https://www.linkedin.com/in/becky-ray-culturekick/ Books mentioned in this episode: The Psychological Safety Playbook: Lead More Powerfully by Being More Human by Karolin Helbig & Minette Norman The Gap and The Gain: The High Achievers' Guide to Happiness, Confidence, a...

Get to know Sam: Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-goodman-03a95391/ Website: https://www.thehopnerd.com/meetsam or https://www.thehopnerd.com/podcast Please check out the amazing people doing amazing things on these podcasts we listen to and love: Leading Safely Podcast with Georgina Poole Were We Lucky, or Were We Good Podcast with Steve Smith The Safety Bros with Brad and Dan Ruiz Punk R...

Get to know Bill: Profile linkedin.com/in/william-scarberry-160a2256 Website: https://www.gevernova.com / or nuclear.gepower.com/ Please check out the amazing people doing amazing things on these podcasts we listen to and love: Leading Safely Podcast with Georgina Poole Were We Lucky, or Were We Good Podcast with Steve Smith The Safety Bros with Brad and Dan Ruiz Punk Rock Safety with Dr. Ben Good...

Are you interested in some ideas on getting workers comfortable enough to share their experiences without fear of judgement? In this episode we chat about easing people into Psychological Safety and the importance of FOOD in these situations. You have to create the time for curiosity. Georgina's cool stuff: Profile linkedin.com/in/georginapoole Website georginapoole.com.au (Personal) Email georgin...

"So, did we fix it?" Ron, Ken, and James chat about trust and how that effects decision making. Sharp end decisions WILL be made, as leadership, do you want to be part of those decisions and if so, how much? "Flips the script away from human frailty to human expertise" "People are routinely overcoming challenges, difficulties, pressures, dilemmas; they're dealing with that all of the time, and the...

Part 1: Making people feel heard makes them feel empowered.  Charles relishes the opportunity to remind us all of the importance of helping people feel heard and seen. Meeting Charles through LinkedIn has been a wonderful experience, and thought it would be wonderful to give you an insight into one of our conversations.  Charles and I have spoken a few times and we talk about our motivation for ch...

All about Gareth Lock . PLEASE check him out on LinkedIn here Website ( Non-diving ) : Human in the System ( www.humaninthesystem.co.uk ) Website (Diving):The Human Diver ( www.thehumandiver.com ) Podcast : Counter-Errorism in Diving: Applying Human Factors to Diving Book :  " Under Pressure " (I have the audio version!!!) Documentary : " If Only... "  (free- watch this over and over) Regarding th...

Fun fact - you may not know  Steve recently took up boxing as a positive and fun way to exercise and every inch of him was hurting when he sat down with us to record. Steve is another CHOLearning.org buddy Ken and I met this year and didn't nearly get to spend enough time with him, and this won't be the only time we chat with him with the microphone recording. He has a wonderful sense of humor and...

How can we speed up causal analysis when rapid turnaround is imperative? Consider your immediate access to evidence and make sure preservation of it is important to everyone involved. Have cause and effect job aids (scenario recipe cards) and logic diagram templates ready for different types of (somewhat common) issues. (The story of the fault) For example,  a model for a story of "a damage event"...

Please email us to set up an interview, ask follow-up questions, or to provide feedback: James@HumanPerformanceTools.com We hope you like the podcast and welcome any advice you have for us as we launch this journey. Please check out the amazing people doing amazing things on these podcasts we listen to and love: Leading Safely Podcast with Georgina Poole Were We Lucky, or Were We Good Podcast with...

Jon, Ken and James speak candidly about the latest wave of awesomeness to hit a lot of places for the first time: Learning Teams Using respectful inquiry by examining normal work. They can be used to improve anything: Jon uses an example of "pulling overhang". Post incident review of normal work being done. Investigate differently. Not easy to do this, because of the culturally steeped traditional...

Structured learning ( aka Story learning - asking questions ) is an amazing way to share with others different perspectives from the same event or point of time. Simplified and not overly-complicated example of story learning: Get everyone who had anything to do with the "event" in the same room. Ask: Hey lead person that seems to have made a mistake of some kind. Can you walk us through the story...

Ken Madson and James Newman have been wanting to collaborate on a podcast for quite some time and what is here and what will follow are the results of that desire! They hope you like it. They certainly don't have it all figured out, yet, but  figured they would jump in before another month goes by, so here goes.  The number one goal of this podcast is to be a beacon on the horizon and direct H&OP...