“I am happy to recommend the services provided by Cortexia. Their levels of service and professionalism were high and resulting deliverables thorough.”
Justin Parker – Safety and Environmental Assessments Head
“I have no hesitation recommending Cortexia to address your HF organisational challenges. They have the ability to take technical principles of human performance and translate into language and processes that absolutely fit your organisational direction and strategy. In essence, they holistically deliver complex results by implementation of simple solutions that people will engage with, and more importantly, are understandable.”
Stephen Stringer – Safety Systems Manager
Are we on the brink of a paradigm shift in aviation safety?
Are we on the brink of a paradigm shift in aviation safety? The recent release of the European Plan for Aviation Safety 2023-2025 (EPAS), the ICAO manual on Human Performance (ICAO Doc 10151), and the forthcoming update of ICAO Annex 19 all suggest that we may be. Key Takeaways One of the common takeaways from these documents is that … Read More
Psychological Safety: Feeling safe to speak up?
Leaders who make the connection between resilience and psychological safety reap the benefits. We just read a wonderful HBR article written by Maren Gube and Debra Subatini Hennelly and have decided to summarise below along with our unique human factors and ultra-resilience take: Gube and Henelly (2022) highlight that as leaders, it’s crucial to recognise the connection between psychological safety and … Read More
How Human Factors and Psychology improve GCRA
Human factors and cognitive psychology offer a solution to APRA’s recent risk culture survey insights. Background Between October and December 2021, APRA rolled-out 31 survey questions to 18 of Australia’s major authorised deposit-taking institutions on their organisation’s risk management practices. The high response rate (up to 59%) suggests that governance, risk culture, remuneration and accountability (GCRA) is a … Read More
Cortexia Conducts Survey of Construction Industry Leaders
The latest trends in Human Factors and Performance Excellence for the construction industry Cortexia has commenced a survey to investigate the latest trends in Human Factors and Performance Excellence for the construction industry. Running between mid-April and mid-June 2022, the survey will be conducted by Dr, Damien Armenis, Cortexia’s founder and Managing Director and … Read More
Construction Sector Workforce Safety and Performance Linked to Shareholder Value
The future of strategic human resource management in the construction industry will see the emergence of sustainable practices as a driver for improved employee safety and performance, which in turn will increase shareholder value. HRM leveraging change The Australian construction industry is poised to evolve over the next 5 to 10 years, with strategic … Read More
Human Factors Improves Outcomes in the Banking Industry
What happens when a financial institution takes a traditional approach to risk, with the aim to eliminate or minimise human error with procedure laden controls and a focus on individuals’ actions? Unless the industry is highly stable with very little complexity involved, it can be like trying to fit a square peg into a round … Read More
