Employee safety is the topic that must be permanently on the agenda of top managers. Below are some statements that can generate constructive discussions and align the management team to a common safety vision. Safety subjects to be discussed in your next management meeting: HAZARD. Under … [Read more...] about SAFETY TOPICS FOR MANAGEMENT MEETINGS
Inattentional blindness
Just because you look at something doesn't mean you see it. By Decebal Leonard Marin Your wife asks you to take the packet of butter out of the fridge, and although it's right in front of you, you can't see it. You watched the news last night, but you don't remember the weather information because … [Read more...] about Inattentional blindness
Linguistics and responsibility transfer
In one of the WhatsApp groups that brings together OSH managers in Romania, the other day I watched a very interesting discussion related to the poster below. The question of one of the members: "Have you used/use such posters?" received positive responses mentioning the fact that mirrors with … [Read more...] about Linguistics and responsibility transfer
Free Introduction to SPoR in Romanian language
If the manager's goal is to achieve the company's objectives by managing the available resources as efficiently as possible, the leader's goal is to take care of people, provide vision and run a business. Understanding how people judge and make decisions is fundamental to being able to do this, … [Read more...] about Free Introduction to SPoR in Romanian language
The Abilene Paradox
Has it ever happened to you to have an opinion about something and when you get to say your opinion in public to say what others want to hear while keeping your opinion just for yourself? If so, it is quite possible that you are a victim of the Abilene paradox. The story behind the Abilene … [Read more...] about The Abilene Paradox
About STOP WORK AUTHORITY (SWA)
One of the discussions we have frequently at Safety Leadership courses is about the impossibility of supervisors to be permanently present to supervise the way operators work and ensure that everyone returns home healthy. Occupational safety in companies that have extensive production areas … [Read more...] about About STOP WORK AUTHORITY (SWA)
Risk & Safety. IQ – EQ – iCue
When it comes to risk and safety, there are three strong predictors: cognitive intelligence, emotional intelligence, and risk intelligence. If you want to know more about their role and the specific coefficients that measure them, I invite you to read the following article. Defining and testing … [Read more...] about Risk & Safety. IQ – EQ – iCue
SELLING SAFETY TO YOUR GM
I recently had a conversation with a HSE Manager about how an intervention like our SAFETY LEADERSHIP training program can help their people. I understood for the hundredth time how difficult it is for a safety person to convince his General Manager of the usefulness of the safety … [Read more...] about SELLING SAFETY TO YOUR GM
Culture – more than “how we do things, around here.”
"Hello. We would like to change our culture. We want you to deliver us some training through which people to change the culture in our company!" It is the first sign that the interlocutor is at least confused about this subject. Lines like this make me ask myself more questions. What is the … [Read more...] about Culture – more than “how we do things, around here.”