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Human Performance Maturity Model

Speakers: Dr. Pamela Ey, Dr. Mike Legatt

Pamela Ey and Mike Legatt will be talking about the Human Performance Maturity Model, a project they’re leading to support organizations as they seek to understand their human performance practices across their organizations, and the barriers that may be getting in the way of their continuous improvement.

Human Performance in Extreme Stress Situations

Speakers: Dr. James Merlo, Dr. Mike Legatt, David Bowman

James, Mike, and David Bowman of KnowledgeVine will discuss human performance in extreme stress situations. As many of us are engaged in the restoration of infrastructure after extreme weather, dealing with changes in how work gets done due to COVID-19, and other issues, we’ll talk about Human Factors in these times, but even more, support each other through these times.

We’re also grateful to Pat Fischer, who will be giving a book report on Todd Conklin’s latest book, “When the Worst Accident Happens: A Field Guide to Creating a Restorative Response to Workplace Fatalities and Catastrophic Events.”

From 'Speaking Up' to 'Speaking In'

Speaker: Laurin Mooney

We will discuss how to move from "speaking up" to "Speaking IN", led by Laurin Mooney. You can learn more about Laurin and her work [here].

We're also excited to continue our new habit of having a book report or article discussion every meeting. LaRhonda Julien will lead the discussion on the TED Talk: The Puzzle of Motivation by Dan Pink. Thank you, LaRhonda!

Psychological Safety

Dr. Jake Mazulewicz of JMA High Reliability Strategies discusess how to build psychological safety in the workplace.

Shari Heino leads our book report discussion on Curable by Travis Christofferson.

Emotional Intelligence (EQ)

Speakers: Dr. Mike Legatt

Mike discusses what EQ is, how it affects decision making, the intersection of heuristics and biases, and how they all ultimately lead to human behavior.

Jay Johll of Utility Line Construction Services covers our first book report on Daniel Coyle’s The Culture Code.

Planning during a Pandemic

Speaker: Dr. Art Markman

Guest presenter Dr. Art Markman of the University of Texas at Austin discusses planning in the age of COVID-19, and how we can make better decisions and better address the new challenges that come up as a result of the pandemic. Dr. Markman was given the responsibility of determining how the University of Texas at Austin should re-open its doors during COVID-19, affecting over 55,000 students and staff.

Habits and Cognitive Bias

Speakers: Dr. James Merlo, Dr. Mike Legatt

James and Mike discuss the brain at work: habits, activation energy, information processing, and cognitive bias.

Introduction to Just Culture

Speaker: David Marx

David Marx discusses Just Culture, and the world today as seen through a just culture lens. 

Obedience, Compliance, or Conformity – Part I

Speakers: Dr. Mike Legatt, Dr. James Merlo