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Comment on Four Kinds of ‘Human Factors’: 1. The Human Factor by More reading… – myEverest

More reading… – myEverest — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 19:56:02 +0000

[…] And so much more to read: Four Kinds of Human Factors – Humanistic Systems […]

Comment on The Varieties of Human Work by Safe As E54: Work-as-imagined, prescribed, disclosed, and done – SafetyInsights.org

Wed, 05 Nov 2025 18:01:06 +0000

[…] Source: Shorrock, S. (2016, December 5). The varieties of human work. Humanistic Systems. ⁠https://humanisticsystems.com/2016/12/05/the-varieties-of-human-work/ […]

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Comment on Seeing the People In Control by LICU Antonio

LICU Antonio — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 07:04:44 +0000

This one too !!- well done

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Comment on Human Performance in the Spotlight: Mental Practice by LICU Antonio

LICU Antonio — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 07:03:44 +0000

Great reading Steve – as always

Tony

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Comment on Proxies for Work-as-Done: 9. Work-as-Judged by ComplexWales

ComplexWales — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 12:52:02 +0000

I assume that in order to judge something effectively, those doing the judging should be trained in how to judge… otherwise it’s just a proxy for taste, and there’s no accounting for that 🫣

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Comment on The Varieties of Human Work by Transformational Blahblah

Transformational Blahblah — Mon, 08 Sep 2025 17:54:35 +0000

[…] is Steven Shorrock: a human factors specialist looking out for aviation, who talks about the same phenomena in different but albeit equally insightful […]

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Comment on The Varieties of Human Work by Latent Threats: When training bites back

Latent Threats: When training bites back — Tue, 26 Aug 2025 21:26:21 +0000

[…] Techniques for the safe handling of gliders during launch failures are regularly practiced. But in many situations there are subtle differences between training and practice. There are different ways of thinking about this, one approach would be to use to lens of varieties of work. Steven Shorrock provides a detailed insight into the understanding and improvement of human work here in his blog: https://humanisticsystems.com/2016/12/05/the-varieties-of-human-work/ […]

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Comment on The Principles of Punk Rock at Work by Are your employees punk? - Hip Socket

Are your employees punk? - Hip Socket — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 14:36:20 +0000

[…] fascinating article details “principles of punk rock at work” that may resonate with you. If you’re interested in engaged employees, that […]

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Comment on Organisations and the Ghosts of Failures Past, Present and Yet to Come by Blame | Psychological safety | Your Psychological Safety Resource

Blame | Psychological safety | Your Psychological Safety Resource — Thu, 17 Apr 2025 13:33:09 +0000

[…] This excellent piece from Steven Shorrock from 2014 uses Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” as a metaphor to examine how organisations attempt to learn from failure and why that approach often falls short. Traditionally, organisations (like Scrooge) generally learn from the “ghosts” of negative events: failures of the past, present, and those yet to come. […]

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Comment on The Varieties of Human Work by Leadership Awareness and Social Justice: Unpacking Privilege for Transformative Change in Education – Rana Bassaj

Sun, 13 Apr 2025 17:46:42 +0000

[…] References: Brooks, J. S., Jean-Marie, G., Normore, A. H., & Hodgins, D. W. (2007). Distributed leadership for social justice: Exploring how influence and equity are stretched over an urban high school. Journal of School Leadership, 17(4), 378-408. https://doi.org/10.1177/105268460701700402 DeMatthews, D. E., & Serafini, A. (2019). Do good principals do bad things? Examining bounds of ethical behavior in the context of high-stakes accountability. Leadership and Policy in Schools, 18(3), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1080/15700763.2019.1668023 Freire, P. (1970). Pedagogy of the oppressed, New York (Herder & Herder) 1970. Howell, A., Kirk-Brown, A., & Cooper, B. K. (2011). Does congruence between espoused and enacted organizational values predict affective commitment in Australian organizations? The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 23(4), 731–747. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2011.561251 Jean-Marie, G., Normore, A. H., & Brooks, J. S. (2009). Leadership for social justice: Preparing 21 st century school leaders for a new social order. Journal of Research on Leadership Education, 4(1), 1-31. https://doi.org/10.1177/194277510900400102 Johnson, A. G. (2006). Privilege, Power, and Difference (2nd ed.). McGraw-Hill. Jones, R. G. (2010). Putting privilege into practice through” intersectional reflexivity:” Ruminations, interventions, and possibilities. Reflections: Narratives of Professional Helping, 122. Shorrock, S. (2016, December 5). The varieties of human work. Humanistic Systems. https://humanisticsystems.com/2016/12/05/the-varieties-of-human-work/ […]

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