Beyond the Minimum - Exploring the world of work, and beyond
Exploring new vocabulary, sayings that should cease, potential practices, and looking at what good looks like in the world of work and beyond. Credits: Adam Johns – voiceover Beverley McKiver – composer and player of the music Tell Me About Love
Episodes
Saying that should cease – Grass is Greener on the Other Side
Often, we believe that that others have it made, but in reality, we can appreciate our current surroundings.
Psych Central analysis - https://psychcentral.com/blog/relationships-balance/2013/03/16/the-grass-is-greener-syndrome#5
Beyond the Minimum podcast episode - https://beyondtheminimum.podbean.com/e/saying-that-shoud-cease-go-along-to-get-along/
Update on some events
It has been some time since I recorded a podcast, and I thought I should give an update. Listen to hear the three large events that took place in my life from April – May 2023.
Resources:
Bill Cain’s book - https://www.amazon.ca/Diary-Jesus-Christ-Bill-Cain/dp/1626984077
Rick Beato’s analysis of If You Could Read my Mind https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X33YyowZZxQ&list=PLW0NGgv1qnfzb1klL6Vw9B0aiM7ryfXV_&index=...
What Good Looks Like – Interview with Greg Hollander
Listen to Greg’s description of how they hire, support one another, hold meetings, have committees and so much more. Lots of hidden treasures in practices that others can (and have been) adopt(ing)!
Greg’s bio:
Greg Hollander is a Realtor® with Keller Williams Integrity. As well as helping a variety of clients with their real estate needs, he is also a Realtor® who specializes i...
Expanding our Vocabulary – Extrinsic incentives bias
We often believe that people can be motivated by incentives – just up the incentives, and they will be more motivated. This is actually a bias, and when employed, can be counterproductive.
MADTv Safety at Work episode - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVB5lQpPYow
Dan Ariely’s videos - https://danariely.com/resources/#gallery
Hidden Brain episode - https://hiddenbrain.org/podcast...
Saying that should cease – Getting away with it
Rules are out there – speed limits, paying for things, etc. – and there are times when they are not enforced. We often feel a brush of excitement in getting away with something, but is this helpful?
The Agenda episode on Has the Government Mishandled Pandemic Spending? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyDtRF-oQlk&t=1205s
The Inquiry on American Road Fatalities https://www.podbean.com/...
Expanding our Vocabulary – Radical responsibility
Our world has many complainers who bemoan their circumstances, but we all can be empowered to change things with radical responsibility.
Matt Gurney’s commentary https://theline.substack.com/p/experimental-the-line-podcast-episode-e9e 1:19-4:37
Conscious Leadership group https://conscious.is/
Episode on the Fundamental Attribution Error https://beyondtheminimum.podbean.com/e/expandi...
Saying that should cease – Time heals all wounds
While a common saying, time is not the healer. Healing includes everything from medical attention for physical wounds, attentional focus for psychological wounds, and internal work and forgiveness.
Merriam Webster dictionary https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grudge
Peter Herrndorf’s memorial - https://www.tvo.org/article/remembering-peter-herrndorf
Connect with Tanya He...
Expanding our Vocabulary – Pluralistic Ignorance
When we are in a group, we may be influenced by how others behave, believing that their thoughts influence their behaviour, and allow this to override what we are thinking, and then behaving.
Humankind: A hope for humanity (Rutger Bregman) https://www.amazon.ca/Humankind-Hopeful-History-Rutger-Bregman/dp/0316418536
Asch experiment analysis https://www.simplypsychology.org/asch-confor...
Saying that should cease – If You Build It, They Will Come
While often quoted in many circles, it takes far more than building to get them to come.
Origin of the phrase Field of Dreams movie - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_of_Dreams
Ginny Whitelaw’s Article - https://www.forbes.com/sites/ginnywhitelaw/2021/08/01/if-you-build-it-will-they-come/?sh=70a043846b6a
Previous episode on One Size Fits All - https://beyondtheminimum.po...
What Good Looks Like – An Interview with Mike Zelek
An interview with the head of HR of Wellington Group of Companies, where he explains the ins and outs of a healthy trucking company. Listen to the many practices that he discusses helps makes drivers feel valued, with a high retention rate, and far more good days than bad ones.
(Taken from Truck News : Mike Zelek has been working in transportation for more than 10 years. He has w...
Expanding our Vocabulary – The Just World Hypothesis
We often have underlying beliefs that the world is in balance, that good will be rewarded and bad will be punished. This is pervasive in our societal outlook, but it may be a cognitive bias.
Writeup on the Just World Hypothesis - https://effectiviology.com/just-world/
Lerner’s studies https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fh0023562
Meritocracy article - https://medium....
Saying that should cease – One person cannot make a difference
While it is easy to fall prey to the convention that problems are vast and one person cannot make a difference – one person can absolutely make a difference!
Loren Eisley’s Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loren_Eiseley
TVO Agenda Episodes:
- Bill Browder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLFGWEdA4Bs
- Doing Holidays Differently https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuhH...
Expanding our Vocabulary – Nocebo effect
Many of us are familiar with the placebo effect, and we should also be familiar with the nocebo effect.
Rutger Bregman’s Humankind – A Hopeful History - https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Rutger_Bregman_Humankind?id=yumsDwAAQBAJ
Conscious Leadership - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLqzYDZAqCI
Human Brain - https://hiddenbrain.org/podcast/a-better-way-to-worry/
Saying that should cease – Mind your Own Business
Mind your own business may apply in some situations, such as vengeful blackmail, but not in others, where information may be helpful to expose or correct a societal ill. Take a listen and let me know what you think!
Liane Davey on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lianedavey/
Cautionary Tales Halloween episode - https://timharford.com/2022/10/cautionary-tales-the-halloween-p...
Saying that should cease – Go Along to Get Along
While there may be some unique circumstances where we need to conform to the crowd, in general, we need to allow our uniqueness to shine.
Talli Osborne - https://talliosborne.com/
Talli Osbourne’s Tedx talk – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3Fl_OCmKa8
Article on Talli opening the Punk Rock museum - https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/las-vegas-punk-rock-museum-1.6561820
Expanding our Vocabulary – Empathy Caveats
While empathy is not a new vocabulary, some of aspects of empathy might be. We need to be careful in how we use the term empathy.
Against Empathy – the Case for Rational Compassion by Paul Bloom is available where you buy books.
A video interview with Paul Bloom - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjBhxq_YpiQ
For the Love of Work – How to Make Better Mistakes https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/p...
Ignorance is not bliss – it is not knowing. And not knowing does not make you smarter.
Eat me (or try not to) https://www.tvo.org/programs/eat-me-or-try-not-to
Todd Conklin’s Pre-Accident Investigation podcast - https://preaccidentpodcast.podbean.com/
Connect with Tanya Hewitt on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tanya-hewitt-55804529/
Buy her a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tanyah
Credits:
Adam Johns – voiceover -...
Expanding our Vocabulary – Second Victim
The person most proximal to the first victim, often the person who was the last line of defense to prevent the first victim, is the second victim, and suffers as well.
Dr Wu’s seminal paper https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1117748/
Julie Thao’s story links :
Videos
- https://www.healthcareinnocenceproject.org/case-study-julie-thao/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zkm2EaOPebY
- (p...
Saying that should cease – The customer is always right
The customer may have complaints and feedback, but the customer is not always right.
Wikipedia entry - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_customer_is_always_right
Medium Article on Southwest Airlines - https://medium.com/@stevenduran_96808/a-story-about-how-southwest-airlines-lost-a-customer-5e6608b227fb
Assholes – A Theory - https://assholesatheory.com/
Connect with Tanya He...
Expanding our Vocabulary – the Second Story
Being curious and digging beyond our first impressions can yield a much richer second story.
Todd Conklin’s Pre-Accident Investigation book - https://www.amazon.com/Pre-Accident-Investigations-Todd-Conklin/dp/1409447820
Nippin Anand’s article on the Costa Concordia - https://novellus.solutions/insights/psychological-safety-at-work/
About Nippin Anand - https://nippinanand.com/about/
Nippi...
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