Todd Conklin

Expert Todd Conklin discusses embracing change in safety, redefining safety as capacity, and the importance of leadership. They delve into human error, safety culture, and learning from mistakes. The podcast also highlights the impressive turnout at the Global Safety Innovation Summit in Australia and explores the unique setup and events at the safety conference.

In a thought-provoking conversation, Todd Conklin, a renowned professor in Human and Organizational Performance (HOP), discusses transforming safety from mere harm avoidance to building organizational capacity. He emphasizes that workers are not the problem, but rather the essential problem solvers, urging a paradigm shift in safety management. The talk critiques traditional safety practices and highlights the importance of context, psychological safety, and adaptive risk management, advocating for a more collaborative approach to enhancing workplace safety.

Todd Conklin, a renowned safety thinker and author, lights up discussions in Auckland about leadership and learning in the workplace. He emphasizes that safety is about the presence of control and explores how leaders' responses shape improvement. Todd argues that everyday learning should replace incident counting, highlights the importance of humility in leadership, and offers practical steps to foster a learning culture. He shares engaging stories from his writing journey, revealing how to build systems that gracefully handle failures.