by Rob Fisher | Jan 15, 2020 | Safety
Hi and welcome to our next Robservation… You may have heard the famous quote, “a problem well defined is half solved.” Some attribute the quote to the famous inventor, Charles Kettering. Others attribute it to John Dewey, the psychologist, and...
by Rob Fisher | Jan 7, 2020 | Safety
Welcome to the first Robservation of a new decade. We at FIT want to wish you and yours a happy, fruitful, and improved new year. I am also doing this Robservation from our new studio, where we will be starting the Essential Leadership Cycle podcast in early January....
by Rob Fisher | Dec 12, 2019 | Safety
When organizations try to solve problems, there are two things that I see them struggle with that tend to drive them towards ineffective analysis, conclusions, or corrective actions. The first is an ineffective evaluation of how big their problem is before they...
by Rob Fisher | Dec 4, 2019 | Safety
As I was listening to Todd Conklin’s recent podcast on “transparency,” I started thinking about some of the “HOWS” for making risk more transparent. Part of risk transparency is ensuring that, through our written guidance, we set the performers up for success,...
by Rob Fisher | Nov 27, 2019 | Safety
Well, it’s that time again. At least here in the US, we are in that sweet spot between Halloween and the new year. You know – when the retailers push holiday sales earlier and earlier, and all of the Christmas decorations start going up – and not just in the stores!...
by Rob Fisher | Nov 26, 2019 | Safety
Hello, and welcome back to another Robservation. Today I’d like to talk about taking some of what we learn at work about the positive impact of diversity and inclusion home to the family table. I have heard that some families struggle when they gather at the family...
by Rob Fisher | Nov 20, 2019 | Safety
Welcome to another Robservation. Today I wanted to tell a story from a few years ago that highlights two things. First, don’t exclude people because you don’t think they are in the ‘target audience’ for error reduction and second, is the importance of triggers. In the...
by Rob Fisher | Nov 12, 2019 | Safety
Welcome to the next FIT-losophy. FIT-losophies are insights into how and why FIT approaches errors and incidents in the manner that we do, to help you better understand and manage them in your organization. FIT-losophies have been developed using the information we...
by Rob Fisher | Nov 5, 2019 | Safety
Hello and welcome to another Robservation Over the last 5 years, we have been working with Equilibria, who have spent over a decade collecting and analyzing information on how different personalities see and manage risk. By analyzing over 600,000 data points, we know...
by Rob Fisher | Oct 30, 2019 | Safety
Last week I found myself in a lot of pain and exhibiting some of the symptoms that I saw my mom go through the day she died. It scared me, and when I went to the hospital, they confirmed that my gallbladder needed to be removed immediately. I want to thank all the...
