When it comes to safety, Robert Pater could be considered a culture warrior. If that name seems familiar, it is probably because you have read his articles in Professional Safety magazine in recent months, or you have read my insightful summaries of his articles in this blog in the past. (Maybe I'm kidding about the insightful [...]
Great leaders know how to attack a dilemma. Many of them know that certain dilemmas don't have to have just the two options, either this or that. Sometimes, a good leader can spot a both/and opportunity, or even a neither/nor. And there comes a time when every business faces a dilemma like this in the [...]
We have all been there. We often find oruselves looking for ways to make things more efficient. Can we run multiple errands in one trip, or can we get five things at one store instead of making two or three stops just because of different sales? Are the sales worth the extra gas and time [...]
[Editor's Note: Apologies for the long hiatus on this blog, but I was very much under the weather lately, for those of you who didn't know. I am grateful to be back on my feet and working toward better safety for all workers, and I thank you for your patience. Now, on to our regularly [...]
Leadership - at least, good leadership - is hard to come by. Leadership is a way of life, a characteristic - it's not something that just comes with a fancy leadership title. We all know people who are leaders among the rank-and-file, and we know people in leadership positions who just don't have what it [...]
