22 June 2023 - Free Expert Session #3: Where the BowTie Risk Model meets Culture
In this joint webinar, Coconut Blue and Resilium will explain where the formal world of risk management meets the informal world of human factors and (organizational) culture.
BowTies are commonly used to describe Major Hazard Accident scenarios. The model graphically shows how control over a process can be lost and which control measures (i.e. ‘barriers) can be taken to prevent or mitigate those undesired outcomes. Barriers can be seen as systems comprised of technical, behavioral and organizational elements. In order for a control to function optimally, all of these elements must be effective and work in unison. Each of the different elements have unique ‘performance influencing factors’. For example, hardware elements may be subject to wear and tear, whereas the behavioral elements may be influenced by how people perceive the work and procedures (read culture) etc.
Coconut Blue is able to identify with its SCARA* measurements how human and (organization) cultural aspects impact those “performance influencing factors”, both from a risk as well as a resilience point of view.
In this webinar we will briefly explain the BowTie principle, barrier management and the visualization of human and (organization) cultural aspects on a BowTie diagram.
Presenters: Jasper Smit (Resilium) & Ralf van Haastregt (Coconut Blue)
SCARA* = Safety Culture Analysis and Risk Assessment
Date: Thursday 22 June 2023
Time: 11.00 - 12.00 CET
25 May 2023 - Free Expert Session #2: Aligning Trust and Safety
Trust is the foundation of any healthy and successful organization. When employees feel that they can trust their colleagues and superiors, they are more likely to collaborate, communicate openly, and take risks that can drive safety, innovation and growth.
On the other hand, safety is equally important for a workplace to function effectively. When employees feel physically, socially, and emotionally safe, they are more likely to focus on their work, be productive, and stay with the company for longer periods of time. A safe workplace is also less likely to experience accidents or incidents that could harm employees or damage the company's assets and reputation.
Join Sjaak Pappe, Ralf van Haastregt and guest speaker Paulo Finuras, Guest Associate Professor of Organizational Behaviour at ISG – Lisbon Business & Economics School, for this expert session.
Paulo is an expert in the evolutionary foundations of trust and leadership.
Paulo is an expert in the evolutionary foundations of trust and leadership.
In this session we will show you how to align trust and safety. It enables:
• A positive workplace culture that benefits both employees and the company.
• Employees to report concerns or issues, which enables the organization to address problems before they become major issues.
• A sense of shared responsibility and accountability among employees, which contributes to a more collaborative and productive workplace.
• A strong foundation for success, both in terms of employee satisfaction and business outcomes.
• A positive workplace culture that benefits both employees and the company.
• Employees to report concerns or issues, which enables the organization to address problems before they become major issues.
• A sense of shared responsibility and accountability among employees, which contributes to a more collaborative and productive workplace.
• A strong foundation for success, both in terms of employee satisfaction and business outcomes.
Your takeaways from this free expert session are:
• How lack of trust manifests itself in an organisation.
• Why trust should be embedded in your organizational culture.
• How to get insight in and understanding of the level of trust in your organisation.
• How trust can be anchored in your organizational culture.
Date: 25 May 2023
Time: 11.00 - 12.00 CET
16 March 2023 - Free Expert Session #1: The consequences of National cultures for safety
National cultural values are unchangeable, but practices change. So, it is essential you understand in what situations people feel emotionally most comfortable. That will enable safety best. We use Hofstede’s 6D Model as framework to explain the basics of how safe behaviour best can be facilitated in the different cultures of the world.
Effective cross-cultural safety management leads to
- fewer incidents and accidents
- less stressed workers
workers that speak-up within the common approach of the cultural context
higher productivity
better quality solutions
The biggest problem is that we try to implement universal solutions to safety management around the world.
8 Feb 2023 - Free Webinar: Introduction into Culture Based Safety Management
An introduction into Culture Based Safety Management (CBSM)
Based on the existing research of Geert Hostede we are able to gain new revolutionary insights into the safe (ty) culture in your organization by linking national culture to your organizational culture.
We address the following topics:
- What is a safe (ty) culture?
- How to measure National Culture?
- What is the link between National Culture and the safe behaviour of people?
Interested in knowing more on the topic of CBSM? please sign up for our free webinar on 8 February 10:00 - 11:00 am CET.
Nov 2022 - 2nd CBSM Event
The proof of the pudding is in the eating. Although we believe in the strength of our solutions, we also believe they only work when our customers tell us they can work. This event is intended to gather feedback across various different industries and safe(ty) needs.
This is an invitation only event. If you are interested, please contact us.
Sep 2022 - Safety Culture Podcast
Safety culture is not only about safe infrastructure, systems & processes, rules & regulations. While some of these elements are indeed necessary and important, research has shown that more of these may not necessarily bring down the occurrences of accidents or incidents. In fact in some cases more regulations have given rise to more incidents! It turns out the missing link here is the unwritten norms of the social game in an organisation aka Organization Culture. Bring in a multinational team in the mix and you have now not only the organizations norms but additionally alignment or lack of people emotions with such norms. Akhilesh Mandal, Managing Partner of Hofstede Insights India converses with Sjaak Pappe, a former Senior Partner of Hofstede Insights – a researcher and consultant for many years in Safety Culture, to unfold the critical elements of , and approach to building a safe culture.
Jun 2022 - 1st CBSM Event
The proof of the pudding is in the eating. Although we believe in the strength of our solutions, we also believe they only work when our customers tell us they can work. This event is intended to gather feedback across various different industries and safe(ty) needs.
This is an invitation only event. If you are interested, please contact us.