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Credibility Lost
March 31, 2015
This month Paul examines the credibility of leaders. How precious and useful it is, especially when it comes to sending people home safe at the end of the day. Wish I had his thoughts and advice back when I was trying to free that snake.
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Organization Power
June 30, 2010
In this month’s Managing Safety Performance News™, Paul examines Organization Power. He looks at who has the power to make a difference sending people home alive and well at the end of the day. And why power in organizations is so commonly misunderstood. I think you’ll find the lessons he draws from all of this very interesting.
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Biggest Mistake Number 1
January 14, 2005
Managing safety performance– sending everyone home safe at the end of the day – is fundamentally a game of execution. No matter how good the game plan – policies, procedures and programs – when it comes to bottom line safety performance, the game is won or lost on the field.
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Biggest Mistake Number 2
January 13, 2005
Read the mission, vision and values statement of just about any industrial company these days, and you’re bound to find safety prominently mentioned. Words to the effect that “The safety of our stakeholders is of critical importance to the success of our business” can be found right next to the other goals and values so important
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Biggest Mistake Number 3
January 12, 2005
It’s a scene that every one in operations and those of us who have ever managed operations knows all too well. We’ve gathered up the entire department for an important safety meeting – important because we’re rolling out a new company safety policy.
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Biggest Mistake Number 4
January 11, 2005
When we were kids growing up in school, we all knew who the leaders were. They were the ones who were the best athletes, had the best personalities, and yes, were the best looking. Everybody – us included – followed them. They made leading look easy – and cool.
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Biggest Mistake Number 5
January 10, 2005
Sooner or later anyone who’s ever golfed as fallen to the temptation: buy the latest club to hit the market. The one guaranteed to knock strokes off next Saturday’s round. Every once in a while, the latest technology works like magic. At least for a few rounds, and then we revert to form.
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Biggest Mistake Number 6
January 7, 2005
The people running operations – making the product, delivering the service, handling the materials – really are world class when it comes to measuring how well their business is performing. They’re all over all the important details of how much, how well, how often.
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Biggest Mistake Number 7
January 6, 2005
The management team has gathered around the conference table in an emergency meeting. The urgent topic: what to do to stanch the rising tide of accidents and injuries?
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