A Note on Our “10 Things” e-Book Series
Some of our readers have already discovered these but we thought we'd make an official announcement. We now have two downloadable "10 Things" e-books available in our SBI Store. Each book focuses on a specific aspect of safety leadership. The collection is growing and we'll steadily add more volumes to the series as needed. Here are some brief descriptions of what's included in the series so far: … [Read More...]
What About Your C Players (part 3)? The ABCs of Safety Leadership
Last issue we looked at the common reasons managers tend to turn a blind eye to C players they may have on their team, and the common barriers to removing a C player. And as we noted, there are really only three things you can do about C players: (1) develop them into B players, (2) move them to another role where they can become B players or where the consequence of their being a C player is mitigated, or (3) manage them out of the … [Read More...]
A Return to Core Values
Every once in a while we receive enough requests for a past vlog article to justify pulling it out of storage, dusting it off, and featuring it as the Recordable Insight of the week. One vlog article in particular has received its fair share of attention of late. We are now midway through our series on how to build better engagement for better safety ownership and how to manage the ABCs of safety leadership, and will return to that series … [Read More...]
Are You Asking or Telling?
Over the past few months we've been looking at ways to make your pre-job safety meetings more effective, and we've seen throughout this series that the key to success is engagement. True employee engagement means they are involved and participating in the discussion, they are alert and interested in what you are saying, and they are taking ownership for their own safety and the safety of those around them. The problem with most … [Read More...]
Safety Meetings Must ENGAGE
Engagement can mean a lot of different things; but in the context of a safety meeting it means primarily that you've succeeded in creating a situation in which your audience is fully vested in the topic, views the topic as wholly relevant to them, gives undivided attention to you and your message, and actively participates in the meeting. In short, engagement happens when you have captured your audience's full attention. … [Read More...]
Recordable INSIGHTS Vlog!
Safety Meetings Must ENGAGE
Engagement can mean a lot of different things; but in the context of a safety meeting it means primarily that you've succeeded in creating a situation in which … [Read More...]
Recent News Stories
A Note on Our “10 Things” e-Book Series
Some of our readers have already discovered these but we thought we'd make an official announcement. We now have two downloadable "10 Things" e-books available in our SBI Store. Each book focuses on a … [Read More...]
Oil and Gas Urged to “Internalize” Safety Culture
"Our ability to ensure the highest level of safety and responsibility in the world depends in large part on the ability of the industry to internalize the need for a robust safety culture," noted U.S. Bureau of … [Read More...]
Announcing: “From Compliance to Culture” SBI’s Public Safety-Leadership Workshops
safetyBUILT-IN announces the official launch of its public safety-leadership workshops! Starting in the fall of this year you will have four separate opportunities to be trained directly by the … [Read More...]
Rise of the Workforce Immortals
"Americans may be overly optimistic when it comes to thinking they won't ever be diagnosed with a serious illness or experience an accident." So says a recent Wall Street Journal article covering a report … [Read More...]
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