Are any of you experimenting with AI photo generators? If you are, feel free to share any amazing photos that you have produced My go-to is definitely Grok Imagine. With the mission to make a new cover photo for my weekly Skool hangout, this is what I got. From a distance, it kind of looks like me. When you get up close, it is definitely not me. Why did I add an Optimus Robot, I hear you say? Did you know we are surprisingly close to having full access to these robots in our homes and workplace? Within the next couple of years in fact. The questions that arise over how we are going to interact with these robots fascinate me so much. @Daniel Halls Do you think they are going to be better at human skills than humans are?

Today for the first time in Dave history, I’m advertising an active course that I made, on LinkedIn. - It means I’m ready to go. - It means I’m ready to learn what my perfect customer needs, so I can adjust and tailor it to suit. - It means I’ve finally got the capacity to build and manage an online course and the community that comes with it. - It means I’ve got a lot of work ahead of me to ensure the way I’m sharing the course resonates around the global LinkedIn community so that it actually sells, then provides transformation. This is the hard part as far as I’m concerned. Sales is not my bag. The course is my Human Factors Kickstart course, designed for the up and coming young operators that see value in developing the human skills required to be a solid operator within the workplace or cockpit. It’s an exciting time and I’ve got the developers of Skool to thank for it. This platform really does make it super easy.

- Fixating on individual blame over systemic context. Blaming the sharp-end worker while ignoring latent issues like inadequate training, production pressure, unclear procedures, or normalisation of deviance. - Weak safety cultures where folks hide errors due to fear of punishment, stunting learning. Fix the context driving the behaviour , and allow a safe and protected speak up culture. - Half-hearted HOP adoption, preaching error is normal but punishing it anyway. Not building psychological safety so people hide mistakes or near-misses → no learning, same traps repeat. Half-assed HOP adoption: saying error is normal but still punishing people, or slapping learning teams on top of an old blame culture without changing how leaders respond to failure. Did you notice these are all human related threats. Changing culture to beat these threats is challenging. A safety leader has to live and breath systems based approach (SBA) in order to have a win over behavioural based safety (BBS).

If you made a decision to start changing your safety culture tomorrow, what is the first thing you would do to make a start?

Hey, as we wrap up this year, everyone's buzzing about New Year's goals, like sharing them will magically make them happen. You and I both know that New Year's goals typically last about 2 weeks. So if your resolutions feel empty, skip the lists. You're already a beacon as a safety leader, inspiring teams and challenging management to elevate standards. Now, let's elevate it further. Whether influencing your crew or pushing management for better practices, it's time to make your goal a HABIT, your everyday WAY OF LIFE. Rise consistently, live your values with passion, and listen deeply to your team. This is the spark that transforms safety cultures and workplaces everywhere. At CrewFusion, my habit is forging legacies that endure. Let's soar into 2026 with unwavering fire! Happy New Year! May your consistency forge goals into habits that light the way for others, leading with unyielding strength.