Finally, after much set-up, it is time to get to the nitty-gritty. There has been a reason that these blogs have stretched out the concept of drift and has not really gotten into it much without focusing on the relationships and conversations in the workplace. The article which I am using to discuss this issue, [...]
We are extraordinary creatures of God's creation. By "we" I mean human beings. We have a complicated emotional sytem that has hardwired us for relationships with other humans - friendships, loving relationships, co-workers, spouses. Thre are very few creatures on Earth that have the desire and need to have relationships with other similar creatures. We [...]
Today I am continuing a series of blog posts that are meant to address the key points in an extended article about drift in the January 2015 issue of Professional Safety magazine, which is put out each month by the ASSE. I am going through the highlights of the article and adding my personal perspective; I [...]
Conversations, and not just communication, have proven to be more effective in promoting and delivering not only great safety records in companies, but also effective production. As was talked about in my last post, the first of this series about drift, when communication is just one way - from management and the C-suite down to [...]
I am sure you have found a couple of my previous series of posts enlightening and at least educational, if not entertaining. Sometimes I come across interesting topics that I decide are worthy of being fully fleshed out, so I will create a series of several posts that address this main topic to bring it [...]
As was mentioned in a previous post, the Hispanic community continues to grow and the risk of workplace incidents, injuries and deaths among Hispanics has been rising. The U.S. Department of Labor has been taking its own steps to try to help Hispanic workers who are seeking jobs or are currently in the U.S. workforce [...]
We can admit that our North American labor force is getting more and more diverse. While Canada and the U.S. both use English as a primary language, there are people from all different countries and cultures who have had to learn English as a second or even a third language to be able to assimilate [...]
