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March 31, 2015

It’s Not What You Think: How Feelings Impact Decision Making and At-Risk Behavior

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What motivates your employees to choose risky behavior vs. a safer alternative? Are they even aware that they are making these decisions?

Recent research in human behavior and the neurosciences suggests that we are far more irrational than was previously believed, and our decisions are driven primarily by experiences and our feelings associated with them. It’s for this very reason that we routinely make risky choices and don’t always follow the rules. This notion has profound impact upon how organizations can more effectively manage day-to-day operations and help employees reduce risky behaviors – on and off the job.

While management systems and administrative practices have reduced the frequency of injuries and illnesses in the workplace, they have not fully eliminated these unfortunate events nor the causal factors involving at-risk behaviors associated with them. These traditional safety practices don’t fully account for how we perceive, interpret, or respond to risk in real time, under real circumstances. Most at-risk behaviors occur intuitively and are the result of experientially-based feelings associated with anticipated outcomes. The role of feelings and emotions is becoming increasingly more important as a primary source of motivation.

This webinar will look at the conscious vs. subconscious mind and how the two states impact decision making. It will show how the key to further advancing the effectiveness of safety management practices involves a better understanding of human motivational factors and its subsequent impact on the decision making process. Results from piloted initiatives at DuPont sites will also be covered. The focus to switch on the conscious mind yielded initial results beyond expectations.

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