

The HOP Nerd
Safety FM
Diving into human and organizational performance and tackling todays safety and health topics to make the world a better place to work!
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May 22, 2025 • 3min
Starting Points Mini
Ready to Get Curious?! Check out Starting Points! our Operationally Curious QuestionsConnect with Sam https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-goodman-03a95391/Starting Points Mini: Spark your operational curiosity in just minutes! Each bite-sized episode, Sam Goodman pulls a card from the original Starting Points Operationally Curious Card Deck. Get a practical question and simple steps to actually use it in your work - fostering genuine curiosity, seeking deeper understanding, and uncovering insights within your team and processes. Ready to start asking better questions?

May 15, 2025 • 3min
Starting Points Mini
Ready to Get Curious?! Check out Starting Points! our Operationally Curious QuestionsConnect with Sam https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-goodman-03a95391/Starting Points Mini: Spark your operational curiosity in just minutes! Each bite-sized episode, Sam Goodman pulls a card from the original Starting Points Operationally Curious Card Deck. Get a practical question and simple steps to actually use it in your work - fostering genuine curiosity, seeking deeper understanding, and uncovering insights within your team and processes. Ready to start asking better questions?

May 12, 2025 • 24min
A Philosophical Question: Which One Would You Choose?
Ready to Get Curious?! Check out Starting Points! our Operationally Curious QuestionsOn today's episode...A bit of a philosophical chat.FOLLOW SAM https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-goodman-03a95391/Contact him at: thehopnerd@gmail.comBook an initial consult at: https://calendly.com/d/26x-qs8-xnv/initial-consultation-callVisit TheHOPNerd.com to schedule a consultation, access free resources, snag some exclusive merch, and more.Sam, a unique blend of strategist and comedic creator, brings a fresh perspective to organizational improvement. He's not your typical consultant; he's The HOP Nerd, dedicated to highlighting the absurdity in our workplaces and workplace safety through his hilarious and insightful content. With a track record of helping hundreds of businesses successfully operationalize HOP, and teaching tens of thousands of people around the globe HOP concepts, Sam uses his comedic lens to expose the ineffectiveness of our more traditional approaches.Ready to take your organizations efforts around learning and improvement to the next level? Book Sam Goodman for consulting, speaking engagements, or to inject some much-needed thought and humor into your next event.Also Follow Sam on:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheHOPNerdInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehopnerd/

May 8, 2025 • 4min
Starting Points Mini
Ready to Get Curious?! Check out Starting Points! our Operationally Curious QuestionsConnect with Sam https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-goodman-03a95391/Starting Points Mini: Spark your operational curiosity in just minutes! Each bite-sized episode, Sam Goodman pulls a card from the original Starting Points Operationally Curious Card Deck. Get a practical question and simple steps to actually use it in your work - fostering genuine curiosity, seeking deeper understanding, and uncovering insights within your team and processes. Ready to start asking better questions?

May 1, 2025 • 4min
Starting Points Mini
Ready to Get Curious?! Check out Starting Points! our Operationally Curious QuestionsConnect with Sam https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-goodman-03a95391/Starting Points Mini: Spark your operational curiosity in just minutes! Each bite-sized episode, Sam Goodman pulls a card from the original Starting Points Operationally Curious Card Deck. Get a practical question and simple steps to actually use it in your work - fostering genuine curiosity, seeking deeper understanding, and uncovering insights within your team and processes. Ready to start asking better questions?

Apr 30, 2025 • 59min
Ask People What They Need... What Now? | An Action Oriented Mini-Series
Ready to Get Curious?! Check out Starting Points! our Operationally Curious QuestionsOn today's episode...Ask People What They Need... What Now?Check out the "Blogcast"In this 'What Now?' mini-series episode, Sam Goodman (The HOP Nerd) shares practical steps to improve reactions, foster learning, build trust, and make Human & Organizational Performance real.FOLLOW SAM https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-goodman-03a95391/Contact him at: thehopnerd@gmail.comBook an initial consult at: https://calendly.com/d/26x-qs8-xnv/initial-consultation-callVisit TheHOPNerd.com to schedule a consultation, access free resources, snag some exclusive merch, and more.Sam, a unique blend of strategist and comedic creator, brings a fresh perspective to organizational improvement. He's not your typical consultant; he's The HOP Nerd, dedicated to highlighting the absurdity in our workplaces and workplace safety through his hilarious and insightful content. With a track record of helping hundreds of businesses successfully operationalize HOP, and teaching tens of thousands of people around the globe HOP concepts, Sam uses his comedic lens to expose the ineffectiveness of our more traditional approaches.Ready to take your organizations efforts around learning and improvement to the next level? Book Sam Goodman for consulting, speaking engagements, or to inject some much-needed thought and humor into your next event.Also Follow Sam on:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheHOPNerdInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehopnerd/

Apr 28, 2025 • 1h 9min
A Piece of Cake with Becky Ray
Ready to Get Curious?! Check out Starting Points! our Operationally Curious QuestionsJoin Sam Goodman (The HOP Nerd LLC) and Becky Ray (Culture Kick) for a dynamic discussion about practical strategies for improving workplace culture.Drawing on her unique background transitioning from engineering and safety to focusing on people and operational performance (HOP), Sam and Becky explore:Evolving Leadership: Moving beyond outdated styles to embrace empathy, operational intelligence, and truly supporting leaders (especially those "stuck in the middle").Actionable Culture Change: Implementing HOP principles effectively, fostering psychological safety ("speak up"), and breaking down departmental silos (like sales vs. production).Practical Frameworks: Introducing Becky's "Culture Cake" model (Make it Easy, Speak Up, Frustrations into Focus, Learn from Failure, Everyday Learning) and the concept of peer "battle buddies."The Power of "Better": Why focusing on incremental improvement and collaboration over competition is key to meaningful, sustainable change..Learn more about Becky at https://www.culturekick.co.uk/FOLLOW SAM https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-goodman-03a95391/Contact him at: thehopnerd@gmail.comBook an initial consult at: https://calendly.com/d/26x-qs8-xnv/initial-consultation-callVisit TheHOPNerd.com to schedule a consultation, access free resources, snag some exclusive merch, and more.Sam, a unique blend of strategist and comedic creator, brings a fresh perspective to organizational improvement. He's not your typical consultant; he's The HOP Nerd, dedicated to highlighting the absurdity in our workplaces and workplace safety through his hilarious and insightful content. With a track record of helping hundreds of businesses successfully operationalize HOP, and teaching tens of thousands of people around the globe HOP concepts, Sam uses his comedic lens to expose the ineffectiveness of our more traditional approaches.Ready to take your organizations efforts around learning and improvement to the next level? Book Sam Goodman for consulting, speaking engagements, or to inject some much-needed thought and humor into your next event.Also Follow Sam on:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheHOPNerdInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehopnerd/

Apr 24, 2025 • 59min
People Are The Solution... What Now? | An Action Oriented Mini-Series
Ready to Get Curious?! Check out Starting Points! our Operationally Curious QuestionsOn today's episode...People Are The Solution... What Now?Check out the "Blogcast"In this 'What Now?' mini-series episode, Sam Goodman (The HOP Nerd) shares practical steps to improve reactions, foster learning, build trust, and make Human & Organizational Performance real.Actionable Steps Discussed (The "What Now?")Mine for Success: Study routine successes to understand and replicate how things usually go right.Empower Frontline Design: Empower frontline workers to design solutions for the problems they encounter daily.Context-Focused Reviews: Focus failure analysis on understanding the context and system factors, not just individual actions.Capture Adaptive Practices: Learn from and share the successful ways people adapt procedures to get work done effectively.Transparent Follow-Up: Build trust and encourage input by transparently following up on frontline suggestions and concerns.FOLLOW SAM https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-goodman-03a95391/Contact him at: thehopnerd@gmail.comBook an initial consult at: https://calendly.com/d/26x-qs8-xnv/initial-consultation-callVisit TheHOPNerd.com to schedule a consultation, access free resources, snag some exclusive merch, and more.Sam, a unique blend of strategist and comedic creator, brings a fresh perspective to organizational improvement. He's not your typical consultant; he's The HOP Nerd, dedicated to highlighting the absurdity in our workplaces and workplace safety through his hilarious and insightful content. With a track record of helping hundreds of businesses successfully operationalize HOP, and teaching tens of thousands of people around the globe HOP concepts, Sam uses his comedic lens to expose the ineffectiveness of our more traditional approaches.Ready to take your organizations efforts around learning and improvement to the next level? Book Sam Goodman for consulting, speaking engagements, or to inject some much-needed thought and humor into your next event.Also Follow Sam on:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheHOPNerdInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehopnerd/

Apr 24, 2025 • 3min
Starting Points Mini
Ready to Get Curious?! Check out Starting Points! our Operationally Curious QuestionsConnect with Sam https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-goodman-03a95391/Starting Points Mini: Spark your operational curiosity in just minutes! Each bite-sized episode, Sam Goodman pulls a card from the original Starting Points Operationally Curious Card Deck. Get a practical question and simple steps to actually use it in your work - fostering genuine curiosity, seeking deeper understanding, and uncovering insights within your team and processes. Ready to start asking better questions?

Apr 23, 2025 • 58min
We Had an Accident... What Now? | An Action Oriented Mini-Series
Ready to Get Curious?! Check out Starting Points! our Operationally Curious QuestionsOn today's episode...We Had and Accident... What Now?Check out the "Blogcast"In this 'What Now?' mini-series episode, Sam Goodman (The HOP Nerd) shares practical steps to improve reactions, foster learning, build trust, and make Human & Organizational Performance real.Actionable Steps Discussed (The "What Now?") from The HOP Nerd's CSCL Post-Event Framework:Pause - Move from react to respond. How can my response best demonstrate care for everyone involved and prioritize learning?Care - Check on the humans. Are we caring for all involved?Stabilize - Our people are being cared for. What's our current operational condition?Communicate - We have cared for our people and stabilized the situation. Who needs immediate factual information?Learn - What basic information do we need to gather? What is the best way to learn deeply from this event? Download the CSCL FrameworkFOLLOW SAM https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-goodman-03a95391/Contact him at: thehopnerd@gmail.comBook an initial consult at: https://calendly.com/d/26x-qs8-xnv/initial-consultation-callVisit TheHOPNerd.com to schedule a consultation, access free resources, snag some exclusive merch, and more.Sam, a unique blend of strategist and comedic creator, brings a fresh perspective to organizational improvement. He's not your typical consultant; he's The HOP Nerd, dedicated to highlighting the absurdity in our workplaces and workplace safety through his hilarious and insightful content. With a track record of helping hundreds of businesses successfully operationalize HOP, and teaching tens of thousands of people around the globe HOP concepts, Sam uses his comedic lens to expose the ineffectiveness of our more traditional approaches.Ready to take your organizations efforts around learning and improvement to the next level? Book Sam Goodman for consulting, speaking engagements, or to inject some much-needed thought and humor into your next event.Also Follow Sam on:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheHOPNerdInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehopnerd/