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Changing The Culture
April 30, 2019
This month Paul looks at the challenges of creating the culture you want. Said another way, culture change. It is rare for me to have an initial conversation with prospective and existing clients without them using the term “culture.” Two calls already this morning and it is early. In Changing the Culture Paul provides some brilliant insights while cutting through all the culture change clutter. There is a lot in this one and worthy of multiple reads. This one is brilliant and important! He also will have everyone pulling out their old Geometry text book.
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Working Alone
April 15, 2019
Every industry has its own set of hazards. In the construction business, one of the biggest is trenching and excavation. To insure that work is done safely there is a rigorous set…
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Safety Rules Illustrated: Crossing the Street
March 15, 2019
How many safety rules are there? Nobody knows for sure. But one thing is for sure: every rule exists for a simple reason…
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Defining Moments
February 28, 2019
In this month’s Managing Safety Performance News, Paul examines defining moments of some amazing leaders. Paul discusses the key lesson to be learned from their “defining moments.” It would be nice if all defining moments were also shining moments.
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Inspect Equipment Before Use
February 18, 2019
There’s always a reason for every safety rule, and it’s not the least bit difficult to figure out what the reason is for that piece of advice.
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What’s Your Plan?
January 24, 2019
In this month’s Managing Safety Performance News, Paul dives into planning for the New Year. Specifically, planning to send everyone home alive and well at the end of each and every shift. January is the time we seem to be most focused on planning and Paul’s got a few words of good advice.
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A Simple Task
January 17, 2019
If there is one good thing to be said about the hazards all of us are regularly exposed to as we make a living, it is this: people are hard targets to hit. It takes a lot for the stars to align…
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Not On My Shift!
December 13, 2018
In this month’s Managing Safety Performance News, Paul looks back to the lessons learned on his last trip of the year that included developing a new teacher for Balmert Consulting in Germany. But that is not the story, not this month. This month Paul finds safety leadership in the most unusual place and follows the thread back fifty years to his first boss and the plant manager.
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No Laughing Matter!
December 7, 2018
Safety is serious business, but that hasn’t stopped some from poking fun at the way those of us who work for a living get hurt. Before he became famous as a Cajun chef….
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