“You want ME to lead the safety meeting?!” Turning Front-Line Employees into Safety Leaders
There’s a maxim that we mentioned in another article in this series that goes like this: “No one disagrees with their own ideas.” There we…
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Get Them Moving! Creative Ways to Make Your Safety Talks “Stick”
Last issue we looked at a two tips for conducting more effective, more engaging safety meetings–namely, “lead it, don’t read it,” and “ask, don’t tell.” …
Six Ways to Make Your Safety Talks “Stick” (Part 1)
Some are certainly better than others, but most could still stand improvement. I’m referring to safety meetings and the way they’re conducted, in whatever shape…
The A-B-C’s of Leading a Safety Culture
One specific application of safety-leadership styles is how we lead people who have differing levels of performance and engagement. This is known as “situational leadership,”…
Safety Leadership: It’s About Leading EQUITABLY, Not EQUALLY
Leading people effectively requires we lead them differently. Employees with differing levels of engagement and performance do not respond the same. And the greatest value…