The Leader Think Podcast

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Most high level training fails due to the lack of reflection. Without reflection we can never apply new wisdom to our unique, personal life experience. To achieve true growth and see real results, we must find time to reflect.

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The better you get at your job or the work you do, the harder it gets because you are capable of more. You have advanced to a higher level. People see that increase in your capabilities and may give you more responsibility. You get better, but your work gets harder. The world starts to expect more from you. With that advancement in your personal growth comes more responsibility, more expectations,...

https://www.2selfs.com/index Dr. Barry Borgerson is the pioneer in developing a comprehensive theory to understand and manage our many hidden mental mechanisms including those that create involuntary habits (auto-behaviors) and automatic thought patterns (auto-contexts) that control "soft" success factors in business.   He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, with a Ph. D. in com...

To learn more about Brendon Baker, visit his website at www.valuablechange.com Purchase his best selling book here: https://valuablechange.com/product/valuable-change-paperback/ When it comes to change – it’s a world filled with armies of consulting graduates sitting in dimly-lit rooms retroactively justifying why the latest ‘transformational’ initiative went ahead. The industry has over-complicat...

Human Performance principle #6: Individuals achieve high levels of performance through encouragement and reinforcement.

Human Performance principle #5: Events can be avoided by learning. In this episode, Anthony Fincher and David Smith discuss their HP journey at Marathon Electric.

Human Performance Principle #4: Organizations and people drift.

HP Principle #3 - Individual behaviors are influenced by culture and leadership.  That reminds me of a John Maxwell quote, “Leadership is influence, nothing more”.  So much of this is about gaining awareness of how the behaviors of leadership influence the behaviors of the workers. That influence can be intentional or unintentional. Either way, what workers do on your project is directly influence...

Today I am continuing our series on the six principles of human performance. This time we are covering principle #2, Error-likely situations are predictable. After we gain awareness of error and system induced violations, how our brains are wired, and why inattention and complacency are natural; we become stronger at predicting error. We start to see this concept on a macro and a micro scale. This...

For these next few podcasts, I want to share the six principles of human performance. I’ll cover each one, but they all go together. If HP is really part of our culture, then all six of them are required for deep understanding and a successful cultural shift. Some are harder than others, and we will address those issues. But combined, they are philosophies we must live by to truly implement human...

Sidney Dekker says that accountability only works when people are given authority over their responsibilities. Real work is full of responsibility-authority mismatches. People are given task responsibilities with no purchasing authority over the equipment they use. People are given knowledge responsibilities with no authority over the training they receive. People are given workers to lead with no...

Shelli McCoy and I discuss the concept of consciousness and how to better connect with it.

The ego is a powerful force, working at lightspeed, that has been developing in our brains since the days of the caveman. It takes work and regular exercise to diminish its power. It will always be a part of you, but it is not who you really are.    You are not your thoughts. The majority of your thoughts are the subconscious ego. But you can strengthen your ability to separate your true self from...

Let’s face it, a lot of people don’t like safety professionals. The system for becoming a safety professional is at root of why so many people dislike safety. But there is also great potential for us to transform the safety profession.  The main thing missing in the safety profession is the emotional intelligence to do the job.  Our current system tends to focus on laws, rules and technical requir...

People often feel stuck when facing life’s challenges. That word, “stuck”, comes up a lot in conversations concerning the hardest problems of life.  It’s easy on the outside to just tell someone they need to snap out of it. Easy to say, hard to do. The more intense the problem, the harder it is to become unstuck. When we attach ourselves to problem-based thoughts they can consume us. It can sound...

An Hour of Your Life Back Most mangers spend 2.5 hours a day managing drama. What if you could get one hour of your life back?   The research by Cy Wakeman shows that the average manager spends 2.5 hours a day listening to people complain about other people, new policies, new clients and other workplace problems without ever coaching people how to succeed within the imperfect circumstances that th...

Hey everybody. Today I am going to share some thoughts on determining system induced behavior and some common discussions I find myself in when teaching human performance. Like so much of leadership, this one is an emotional journey. On one hand, we have this great new awareness for managing safety performance that we didn’t have when I started this career. Human performance has opened my eyes, he...