Safety Culture & Promotion - SM4 Safety Articles & Resources
Commitment vs. Compliance: How to get your team from “I have to do it” to “I want do it!”
As a business aviation leader, how do you help each of your team members choose to be totally committed vs. simply being compliant—or worse yet, non-committal or ambivalent? If you…
Pavlov’s Dogs Had it Right
Note: In the 1890s, a Russian psychologist named Ivan Pavlov noticed that his dogs began salivating even before they were presented with their food—his mere entrance into their room triggered…
Doing Something is Better Than Doing Nothing…Or is It?
There is an old saying, “Doing something is better than doing nothing.” However, doing “something” isn’t always the best or correct thing to do. Circumstances are situational and require different…
Medical Advisory: Safe Sleeping, Best Seats and More Safety Tips for Air Travel with Children
Let’s face it, traveling with children can be stressful. Whether on a commercial aircraft or a private flight, one of the most challenging times is when a child becomes unwell…
You Can’t Handle the Truth!
Lt Kaffee: “I want the truth!” Col Jessep: “You can’t handle the truth!” That’s the famous interchange from the movie “A Few Good Men” when the characters played by Jack…
Achieving Simplicity in a Complex World of Safety
Effective leaders deliver simplicity in response to complexity. (Harter, 2006, p. 77) Although anyone can be a leader in any given context (expert, coach, etc.), the head of the organization…
Maximizing the Benefit: Applying Risk Management Tools to Achieve Operational Excellence
One of the benefits of an effective, enterprise-wide risk management program is the opportunity to break down pre-existing barriers between and within departments. Yes, many organizations’ administrative and technical departments…
Emotional Buy-In to Your Emergency Response Program
On an intellectual level, having a comprehensive Emergency Response Program makes sense. That is why I have seen countless Program owners (Aviation Directors, Safety Managers and the like) attempt to…
Focused IEP for Small Operators
Internal control dates back to when operational complexity required one person to have custody of assets belonging to others (Wilson, Wells, Little, & Ross, 2014, p. 85). So when the…
