Understanding Your Affiliative and Democratic Safety Leadership Styles
In the past couple of issues of Recordable INSIGHTS we looked at the kinds of safety leadership styles we may want to use when we’re…
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Criticism or Advice? Some Tips for Coaching Safety-Leadership Behaviors
We often hear the phrase “constructive criticism” used for coaching or feedback. But there’s really no such thing; criticism is criticism. The word is defined…
Understanding Your Authoritative Safety Leadership Style
Last issue we began looking at safety-leadership styles in general, and focused on the first of this: the Coercive style. The next safety leadership style…
Are You Providing the Right Kind of Feedback for Safety Performance?
A key skill of a good coach is the ability to give feedback in such a way that the person receiving it will either change…
You’ve Got Style! Understanding Safety Leadership Styles
One of the common misconceptions of newly minted front-line supervisors (and even some veteran leaders) is the false notion that leading people equally is the…