Mindfulness: The Paradox in Managing Uncertainty October 28, 2010

Dave Thomas, BA, Trainer, High Reliability Organizing, Renoveling, Ogden, Utah, and Timothy J. Vogus, PhD, Assistant Professor of Management, Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn.

Overview
High-reliability organizations (HROs) are organizations that have nearly error-free operations in extremely trying environments (e.g., aircraft carrier flight decks, nuclear power plants, air traffic control, emergency responders, fire fighters, etc.). Years of field research on creating high-reliability organizations by individuals like Karl E. Weick, Ph.D. and Kathleen M. Stucliffe, Ph.D. has yielded a highly successful approach to managing the unexpected that they named mindfulness. In this workshop, you will learn the process of mindfulness, practice using tools that can be used immediately to promote mindfulness in your organizations, and leave with a plan to begin creating a culture of safety using the five behavioral practices of collective mindfulness. While it does seem to be a paradox, you can learn to manage the unexpected.


Target Audience
This workshop is designed for healthcare professionals who want to influence quality healthcare delivery and systems improvements, including hospitals, social services, ambulatory care and community and business organizations; and for those individuals who must respond to disasters, such as fire services, law enforcement, emergency medical services, hospitals, trauma and emergency medicine, emergency management, the National Guard and other ranking military officers, business and industry, elected officials, and local, state, and federal officials.

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