Join us to hear Colonel Mullane, retired Air Force pilot and Astronaut, speak about teamwork, the "Normalization of Deviance", and how teams can maintain a high standards of safety.

Normalization of deviance is a long term phenomenon in which individuals or teams repeatedly accept a lower standard of performance until that lower standard becomes the "norm". Usually, the acceptance of the lower standard occurs because the individual/team is under pressure (budget, schedule, etc.) and perceives it will be too difficult to adhere to the expected standard. Their intention may be to revert to the higher standard when this period of pressure passes. However, by "getting away" with the deviation, it is likely they will do the same thing when the same stressful circumstances arise again. Over time, the individual/team fails to see their actions as deviant.

Every team and every team member is vulnerable to a normalization of deviance in their operations. When was the last time you took a break to see if you are infected? Are pressures (schedule, budget, family distractions, etc.) causing you or people within your organization to cut corners in safety or other areas? Are they oblivious to the deviance of their actions because they have gotten away with it so many times in the past? Its time for a "normalization of deviance" check.