Barb shares how leaders can get their employees to “buy in” to the important health and safety objectives of the company. She details that by creating a mission statement and promoting it, you are reinforcing your objectives. Also discussed are ways that companies can create an environment in which information flows freely and employees are [...]
Barb shares some insights on how some of the most successful health and safety firms find success. It’s through great people with great ideas, and the ability for recognizing strengths and weaknesses.
Barb explains that scheduling is the key to time management. She stresses prioritization of what is important to you. Another key factor she discusses is the routine of scheduling your tasks for the next day.
Barb shares tips on how to best serve your customers and stresses that under promising and over delivering is an effective way to make yourself look good and keep them happy.
Barb shares a quote from Ghandi to explain just what senior management should do to shape the culture they desire for their organization. BE THE CHANGE! Leaders need to walk the walk and talk the talk so that their company’s culture shapes up to be exactly what they want it to be. She stresses that [...]
Barb explains the importance of updating your company’s safety manual when new practices or procedures are introduced.
Barb explains the benefits for utilizing both consultants and full time employees that are experts in health and safety.
Barb examines both sides to the argument of whether bonuses and incentives should be used in an organization. She believes that incentives should be used, but on an individual basis, not a group basis.
There are four tips I have to really shift an organization into a new way of thinking. I call them paradigm shifters. I have stolen from the best and I have used Steve Covey’s values which are expressed in almost every major religious organization and are thousands of years old and they hold true throughout [...]
Organizations are composed of people, equipment, tools and processes. Organizations have to have a balance between all of these elements in order to improve their health and safety readiness. Human beings have to have the right attitude and behaviors in order to practice health and safety. Sometimes though the attitude isn’t there but the behavior [...]
