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Is Your Safety Incentive Program Discouraging?

Developing a culture of safety is a crucial step in reducing injuries. When creating a workplace safety incentive program, employers should focus on leading indicators that encourage safe employee behaviors rather than lagging indicators.

General, Leadership and Management, Safety Programs  •  May 25, 2022
Two men in factory setting, one helmet-wearing man offers a helmet to the other man, who is not wearing one.

Moments Make the Leader with Patrick Nelson

Leadership is made up of critical decisions and choices. Sometimes they're obviously critical, sometimes not so obvious.

General, Leadership and Management  •  September 22, 2021
"Are you open to change?" sticky note pinned to corkboard.

Why Employees Resist Change

One of the most critical aspects of improving an organization’s safety performance is the need to implement change.

General, Leadership and Management, Safety Programs  •  August 25, 2021
Supervisor praising worker in factory

What Were They Thinking?

How many times have you heard this question about injured workers? Maybe you’ve even said it yourself. When an injury occurs, the immediate reaction might be to blame the injured worker.

General, Leadership and Management  •  July 21, 2021
Workers wearing safety equipment having a conversation on factory production floor

Working Safely; It’s the Right Thing to Do

I recently came across this quote, author unknown: “Working safely may get old, but so do those who practice it.” This reminded me of a couple more adages from my aviation industry career.

General, Leadership and Management, Safety Programs  •  July 14, 2021
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Increasing Engineering and Administrative Controls to Decrease Risk Exposure

One of the few pandemic silver-linings is that we have all had to think outside-the-box to accommodate COVID-19 protocols. We have done a great job adjusting but now it’s time to refocus on the risks that our employees face every day.

General, OSHA, Safety Programs, Leadership and Management, Outdoor Safety  •  June 23, 2021
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Catch Someone Doing Something Right

Safety incentive programs have been around for a long time. Employers often seek solutions for their workplace injury rates and decide that employee incentives are a good idea. On the surface it can make sense.

General, OSHA, Leadership and Management, Safety Programs  •  May 19, 2021
Empty vaccine bottles exiting production line

Employers are a Trusted Source for Vaccination Guidance

As of the writing of this blog, COVID-19 cases in the US alone are well over 30 million with over half a million deaths according to CDC data. This pandemic has altered business practices and has a profound effect on workplace safety and the economy....

General, Healthcare, Leadership and Management  •  April 07, 2021
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The Abilene Paradox - Have you ever been on the Road to Abilene?

In 1974, Jerry B. Harvey, professor of management science at George Washington University, outlined a common communication breakdown which he coined the “Abilene Paradox"

Leadership and Management  •  February 10, 2021
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For the Year it's Been

With a successful countdown to magical merriment now behind him, looking down from high above, he arrives at cruising altitude. Snow-capped roofs and frosted trees speckle the frozen landscape as his steady team powers his flight on a tranquil, moonl...

Construction, Education, General, Healthcare, Hospitality, Logging, Manufacturing, Retail, Services, Ski, Transportation, Leadership and Management  •  December 21, 2020

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