Category: Blog

February 11, 2016
Reflections from the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Conference and Exhibition (ADIPEC) 2015

Reflections from the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Conference and Exhibition (ADIPEC) 2015

Along with over 7,000 delegates, JMJ attended this event held in Abu Dhabi in November last year. This meeting point for the global oil and gas […]
January 27, 2016
Safety Leadership: Two Tales of One Incident

Safety Leadership: Two Tales of One Incident

A serious injury occurred at a brownfield site in Asia recently. Below are two versions of the incident.
December 1, 2015
Cost vs. Safety: This is the time for Safety Leadership

Cost vs. Safety: This is the time for Safety Leadership

Energy and construction companies have had to reduce their costs due to low commodity prices. Projects and operating sites have eliminated HSE advisors and technicians. External […]
September 23, 2015
The Hallmark of a Well-led Organization: How Well it Responds to Incidents and “Failures”

The Hallmark of a Well-led Organization: How Well it Responds to Incidents and “Failures”

Scholars and experts have said for decades that virtually all incidents are not caused by errors and human behavior, yet most managers still believe it and […]
August 21, 2015
Safety Leadership: What If

Safety Leadership: What If

What if we spent a lot less on measuring and parsing injuries and incidents and put that investment into building robust capability and response?
July 15, 2015
Safety Leadership (Not Behaviour-Based Safety) is the Pathway to Change Worker Behaviour

Safety Leadership (Not Behavior-Based Safety) is the Pathway to Change Worker Behaviour

What if people in your organization became the engine of learning for your company, not the engine of productivity? What if the extraordinary leadership historically focused […]
July 8, 2015
Safety Moment: Fatalities in the Bakken Oil Fields—Are We Asking the Right Questions?

Safety Moment: Fatalities in the Bakken Oil Fields—Are We Asking the Right Questions?

And now that the price of crude has collapsed, many in the Bakken fear that the pressure to put speed before safety will only increase.” – […]
June 18, 2015
Australia and Korea: the Drive for Production Could Continue to Produce Tragic Consequences

Australia and Korea: the Drive for Production Could Continue to Produce Tragic Consequences

In the next month, Mike Goddu will be speaking to audiences in Perth, Australia and Seoul, Korea on Leading Safety Differently. Here he explores these two […]
May 20, 2015
Safety Leadership: Bringing Awareness and Perspective to Safety Management

Safety Leadership: Bringing Awareness and Perspective to Safety Management

The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability […]