1) Anti-authority
"Don't tell me what to do." They often consider the rules and
regulations as unnecessary.
The antidote is to follow the rules as they have been developed with
the benefit of years of experience from others.
2) Impulsive attitude
"Do something fast!". This is seen in people who feel the need to do
something and do something now, they do not stop to think. For
example, they may say “lets brief quickly and get going before the
weather gets too bad” These people also jump to conclusions and
solutions. Beware of choosing a mental model of the situation which
seems close enough and then bending the facts to fit the model.
The antidote is to step back, slow down and give it some thought.
3) Invulnerability, Complacency, Denial
"It can't happen to me." This refers to those people who feel that
accidents only happen to others. Aircrew who think this are more likely
to take unwise risks for example carrying the snag you know you
shouldn’t carry. Or, take for example this very famous dialogue
“When anyone asks me how I can best describe my experience in
nearly forty years at sea, I merely say uneventful. Of course there have
been winter gales, and storms and fog and the like. But in all my
experience, I have never been in any accident, of any sort, worth
speaking about. I have seen but one vessel in distress in all my years
at sea. I never saw a wreck and never have been wrecked, nor was I
ever in any predicament that threatened to end in disaster of any sort.”
Spoken by Edward J Smith, Captain of RMS Titanic on the 5th April
1912. On the 14th April 1912 RMS Titanic struck and iceberg at
23:40hrs and sank at 02:18hrs with the loss of 1513 lives.
The antidote is, make no mistake it could happen to you.
4) Macho "Can Do" attitude
Risk taking to prove themselves or impress others (think of Maverick in
Top Gun). Being afraid to voice and share uncertainty or overload.
The antidote is not to take unnecessary risks, it impresses no-one.
5) Resignation
"What's the use? Nothing I do makes any difference." They have a
reliance on luck for good or bad outcomes and can adopt a “someone
is out to get me” attitude for a bad outcome.