Six Simple Ways to Change Your Life Great Article by Phil La Duke – see it here on his blog: Phil says: I've been called out a couple of times because so many of my articles are negative,or critical of the safety function. In this week's post I drew on my experience in working in … [Read more...] about Six Simple Ways to Change Your Life
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What Can The Executive Suite Expect From Safety Professionals
What Can The Executive Suite Expect From Safety Professionals Latest article By Phil La Duke on his Blog http://philladuke.wordpress.com/ About a year ago, one of my Facebook friends, a nurse, posted a frothy meme about nurses. “we’re not maids, we’re not you’re kids baby-sitters…” and it went … [Read more...] about What Can The Executive Suite Expect From Safety Professionals
Maybe You Weren’t Fired For Sticking To Your Principles
Maybe You Weren’t Fired For Sticking To Your Principles I luv this latest article by Phil Laduke from his blog http://philladuke.wordpress.com/ I have likewise heard many safety professionals lament that nobody listens to them and their great ideas. Often there is nothing wrong with their ideas, … [Read more...] about Maybe You Weren’t Fired For Sticking To Your Principles
The Future for the Safety Professional
The Future for the Safety Professional Brilliant, mind opening, article by Marie Claire-Ross on her Digicast Blog. Some excerpts: In the Industrial age, factories in the western world broke down tasks into smaller tasks so that low paid, uneducated workers could follow simple instructions. … [Read more...] about The Future for the Safety Professional
Safety Professionals Identity Crisis
Safety Professionals Identity Crisis In commenting on our recent posting Ode To the Safety Professional a well respected member of the industry wrote: “I have problems with the term SAFETY PROFESSIONAL. My GP is not a DOCTOR PROFESSIONAL, my dentist is not a DENTAL PROFESSIONAL architect is not an … [Read more...] about Safety Professionals Identity Crisis
How to Manage Time – for Safety Professionals
Management of time for safety professionals Most OHS professionals are very busy people, effectively managing your time can increase your productivity markedly. There is often little correlation between hard work and the level of achievement. Active people do not necessarily get the most … [Read more...] about How to Manage Time – for Safety Professionals
Be a Safety Zombie – Or make a change to survive
We published an article this morning about the need to focus on the big picture in relation to organisational culture rather than safety culture (Stop Trying to Create a Safety Culture). Seems that others are thinking along the same lines in relation to taking an holistic approach to organisational … [Read more...] about Be a Safety Zombie – Or make a change to survive
Effective Listening for Safety Professionals
Effective Listening for Safety Professionals By the late George Robotham Effective listening for Safety Professionals The OHS professional attends many meetings, facilitates a lot of learning and generally converses with a lot of people, often what is not said is as important as what … [Read more...] about Effective Listening for Safety Professionals
Ethical Behaviour for Safety Professionals
Ethical Behaviour for Safety Professionals Guest post by the late George Robotham See also: Safety Professionals Behaving Badly Introduction During my time in business I have had to face ethical issues. I have to say sometimes my behaviour has not been as squeaky clean as it could have … [Read more...] about Ethical Behaviour for Safety Professionals
Safety Professionals–Interpersonal Skills
Safety Professionals – Interpersonal Skills By the late George Robotham When interviewing OHS professionals many interviewers focus on their technical skills. Frankly I think communications and interpersonal skills are much more important than technical skills. You can be really bright, you can … [Read more...] about Safety Professionals–Interpersonal Skills