2019-02-10 22:14
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2019-01-27 15:15
In our last issue we looked at the importance of building levels of employee engagement for a stronger safety culture. Simply stated, engaged employees are safer Read More
2019-01-20 15:02
In the previous article in this series I made the point that while promoting and reinforcing safety as a core value is a great way Read More
2019-01-07 16:41
Toward the end of 2018 I posted an article titled “A Survival Guide for Keeping Your Safety Culture Alive” fully intending to post a series Read More
2018-11-19 01:24
One of the questions I am most often asked by clients who have enlisted my help to jump-start their safety culture (usually through a series Read More
2018-09-08 15:40
We’ve looked in detail at the “Have a S.E.A.T.” safety-coaching model, including how to stop the action, how to engage the employee and reinforce core Read More
2018-08-26 14:48
We’ve been looking at a safety coaching method that allows us to have a non-confrontational, non-threatening conversation with someone that we see engaged in an Read More
2018-08-19 15:31
In our previous issue, as part of our S.E.A.T. safety coaching method, we looked at how to engage an employee in a conversation who is Read More
2018-08-12 13:47
In our previous issue we covered step #1 of the “Have a SEAT” safety coaching method for coaching unsafe behaviors. There we saw that the Read More
2018-07-28 19:19
In our last issue we introduced a safety coaching method that you can use to coach unsafe behaviors no matter who it is you’re coaching Read More
2018-07-24 15:13
There aren’t many things more intimidating to a front-line employee than the prospect of acting on stop-work authority by coaching the unsafe behavior of a Read More
2018-07-08 14:40
One of the most difficult hurdles to overcome when developing a safety leadership culture is getting front-line employees to understand the full weight of their Read More
2018-07-01 14:53
In my last article we looked at the benefits of putting front-line employees in charge of leading safety meetings. Not only does this impart safety Read More
2018-06-24 07:15
In my previous article I emphasized the importance of employee leadership for driving a sustainable safety culture. One of the most effective ways to build Read More
2018-06-16 17:49
When creating a safety leadership culture we tend to focus on building leadership capability in those who have official management titles in the organization and Read More
2018-06-10 13:08
During the past several weeks we’ve looked at how to use the G.R.O.W. model for safety coaching performance and behaviors. But sometimes the situation you Read More
2018-06-03 19:16
So far we’ve looked at the first three steps of our coaching model for safety culture improvements. The first step is to establish the GOAL Read More
2018-05-28 09:39
In past articles we’ve already covered the first two steps in our safety-coaching process. There we saw that we have to start with a well-known Read More
2018-05-28 09:39
In past articles we’ve already covered the first two steps in our safety-coaching process. There we saw that we have to start with a well-known Read More
2018-05-20 12:38
In our last issue we looked at the first step in the G.R.O.W. coaching model–establishing the goal. Once that goal has been established it’s time Read More
2018-05-13 04:05
One of the more effective ways to coach safety performance and behaviors is to use a coaching model that guides that conversation. An effective coaching Read More
2018-05-05 22:08
Over the past several issues of Recordable Insights we’ve looked at some of the causes of what we’ve termed “coaching interference.” Remember, “coaching interfe… Read More
2018-04-26 13:53
The past few issues of Recordable Insights have been focused on the concept of “coaching interference” and how it impacts the ability of the person Read More
2018-04-22 15:32
In our last issue we looked at the first of many potential sources of interference when coaching safety performance and behaviors. “Interference” is anything that Read More
2018-04-14 21:16
Last article we looked at some general principles for coaching safety culture at the front-lines. In the near future we’ll go in depth on a coaching model that we can use to coach safe… Read More
2018-04-08 06:14
In our last issue we looked at the criteria for coaching safety performance and behaviors. For something to be coachable it first has to be specific, measurable, observable, repeatable, and… Read More
2018-04-01 20:10
“Coaching safety.” That’s a mouthful. We often think we know what it entails without realizing what it is we’re trying to coach. For instance, are we doing safety coa… Read More
2018-03-25 01:35
The primary venue for communicating safety is still safety meetings. And the effectiveness of your safety meetings is driven in very large part by how you conduct those meetings. We could do… Read More
2018-03-18 21:36
One of the unintentional consequences of placing a special focus on safety is the way we inadvertently bolt it on to other activities we do. For instance, we regularly hold production or ope… Read More
2018-03-11 19:36
Whether you’re communicating a general safety message, leading a safety meeting or safety talk, or conducting safety-culture training, one of the best ways to reinforce your message is… Read More
2018-03-04 17:25
There’s an old adage that we’ve mentioned many times in other contexts, but it’s just as important for your safety-leadership presence, particularly when communicating safe… Read More
2018-02-25 15:35
Join Eric Svendsen of safetyBUILT-IN and other thought leaders in the safety-culture field at the annual Ohio Safety Congress and Expo held in Colombus, OH, March 7-7, 2018 in the Greater Co… Read More
2018-02-25 15:16
One skill that is key for communicating a safety message in a group setting is your ability to listen. But listening is more than just hearing. In fact, listening and hearing are two differe… Read More
2018-02-19 01:52
There are many things that we can do and should do to enhance our leadership presence when communicating a safety message, especially if that message is directed toward groups of people whom… Read More
2018-02-11 21:19
Last issue we looked at the ARE-KNOW-DO model of leadership (a.k.a. BE-KNOW-DO), which focuses on who you ARE as a leader, what you KNOW as a leader, and what you DO as a leader. How does al… Read More
2018-02-04 17:38
What’s your vision of a safety leader? If you were to complete the statement, “I believe a leader is …”, what would it say? More to the point, How do we know we&rsqu&hell…Read More
2018-01-05 08:27
We are giving our SBI online store a much needed facelift. Consequently the store will be inaccessible until revisions have been completed. Please bear with us as we make changes, and be sur… Read More
2017-12-10 21:30
In our last issue we looked at the value of using games as a better option for doing required compliance training since games take advantage of established principles of adult-learning theor… Read More
2017-12-03 14:04
In our last issue we exposed the ineffectiveness (can we say uselessness?) in the way we normally deliver our required compliance training. Whether that entails reading reams of PowerPoint s… Read More
2017-11-19 15:55
We are just six weeks away from beginning another year, and that can mean only one thing. Yep, you guessed it – another round of required compliance training for our employees. At leas… Read More
2017-11-12 18:49
One of the keys to growing a safety culture is to build levels of employee engagement. The reason for that is that the more engaged front-line employees are, the more ownership they assume f… Read More
2017-11-05 17:01
One of the great challenges we face in leading a safety culture is how to communicate safety such that it has a lasting impact on employees. Treating safety as a mere policy, an obligation… Read More
2017-10-29 20:00
There are many things we do subconsciously and out of mere habit that tend to detract from the overall effectiveness of our safety communication. We looked at one of those in our last issue… Read More
2017-10-22 18:44
The ultimate goal of safety communication is to communicate a message that internalizes safety in the hearts and minds of your audience. The problem is that most safety communication ends up… Read More
2017-10-15 17:26
Building a sustainable safety culture requires more than just an organizational infrastructure that supports the culture. On a personal level it starts with how willing we are to lead that c… Read More
2017-10-08 19:36
I’m often asked by participants in my safety-leadership sessions what they need to do to start the process of building and leading a safety culture. And while there are many things tha… Read More
2017-09-18 20:16
Operations leaders and other safety leaders interested in strengthening the safety culture of their organization can do no better than to begin building levels of employee engagement. In our… Read More
2017-08-27 16:42
In our last issue we looked at the importance of building levels of employee engagement for a stronger safety culture. Simply stated, engaged employees are safer on the job and tend to lead… Read More
2017-08-24 21:20
Join Eric Svendsen of safetyBUILT-IN and other leaders in the safety-culture field for a two-day event at the Marriott Austin Downtown Convention Center in Austin, TX on September 11-12, 201… Read More
2017-08-21 19:55
One key to building a stronger safety culture is to simultaneously build levels of employee engagement. An engaged employee thinks and acts like an owner, and because of that they not only r… Read More
2017-07-24 16:24
How do your employees think about safety? Is it just a policy they have to follow? Something that’s just part of the job? Or does it go beyond that? A great indicator of the way someon… Read More
2017-07-09 21:49
You’ve rolled out your latest and greatest safety program to strengthen your safety culture, you’ve done all the attendant training, and you’ve laid out the new policies &n&hell…Read More
2017-06-27 01:55
Think for a minute about one person at work with whom you have a difficult time communicating. This could be a team member, a boss, or someone in a different department in the organization… Read More
2017-06-19 21:25
How are employees in your organization promoted to supervisory and/or other leadership positions? Or, more to the point, on what basis are they promoted? Chances are the overarching criteria… Read More
2017-06-05 22:12
The goal of every healthy safety culture is (or at least should be) to drive ownership for safety to the grass-roots level. That means all employees at every level are safety leaders in thei… Read More
2017-05-29 17:27
In our last article we looked at some ways to add structure around getting staff managers more involved in the safety culture. There we mentioned the value of making it mandatory, establishi… Read More
2017-05-21 15:24
Getting staff managers out of the back-office and into the plant is not as difficult as it might at first appear. Sure, you’re going to get some resistance: “I’ve got work… Read More
2017-05-15 20:26
In the previous articles of this series we looked at how to get back-office individual contributors better involved in the safety culture. There we saw the rational for doing so, as well as… Read More
2017-05-10 15:52
We are excited to announce the availability of our brand new e-book, “10 Things Leaders Absolutely Must DO to DRIVE Sustainable Safety-Culture Change,” the companion volume to &l&hell…Read More
2017-05-08 19:06
As I mentioned in the first article of this series, it’s all too common for the back-office of a plant or the corporate headquarters of a company to feel (or actually be!) exempted fro… Read More
2017-05-01 21:19
Sure, someone from accounting may never have set foot in the warehouse or plant outside of the plant tour they took during orientation when they were hired. So they may be wondering why it w… Read More
2017-04-26 20:46
We are proud to announce the release of the latest addition to our wildly popular “10 Things” e-book library: “10 Things Leaders Absolutely Must Know to Plan for Sustainabl… Read More
2017-03-05 22:46
So far we have focused on safety-leadership activity menus for front-line employees, supervisors and senior facility leadership because they are the primary owners of the safety culture. But… Read More
2017-02-13 01:02
I mentioned in the last article that leadership must be on board and actively driving a safety culture before it can take hold and reach a sustainable level. So far we’ve covered activ… Read More
2017-01-30 23:23
It doesn’t happen often, but every once in a while a client company contacts me with the intent of having me come in to “fix” their front-line employees by making them more… Read More
2017-01-23 01:02
In my last two articles I introduced the concept of safety-leadership activities menus, and we looked at some sample activities that might be included in a menu for front-line employees. The… Read More
2017-01-16 21:54
In my last article I introduced the idea of creating safety-leadership activity menus to guide employees in leading safety culture at their level. One of the first things you can and should… Read More
2017-01-08 23:56
Some of the questions I am often asked by leaders trying to make safety culture improvements are, What should employees be doing differently? What safety-culture activities should we a… Read More
2016-12-05 16:58
Few things derail a safety-culture vision like a lack of communication. If you’ve been following this series and implementing its guidelines, then you’ve already spent valuable t… Read More
2016-11-20 23:58
Our 2017 calendar is beginning to fill up with speaking engagements at a number of safety conferences during the first quarter! We’ll be updating this page as we get more details on ea… Read More
2016-11-20 23:10
No organizational vision (including the safety vision) can be sustained for very long apart from making it part of the culture. Employees will quickly figure out what’s important to th… Read More
2016-11-07 00:46
One of the primary drivers for building employee engagement is to create a “line of sight” for employees. What’s a line of sight, you might ask? Simply put, it’s a vi… Read More
2016-10-24 02:15
I want you to draw a picture of the ideal future state of your safety culture. What would be different from the current state? What would it look like? When I say “draw a picture,&rdqu&hell…Read More
2016-10-17 19:02
A few weeks ago I posted an article on how to handle late adopters of your safety culture change initiative. That article focused on those in positions of leadership who may be throwing a wr… Read More
2016-08-29 15:05
There’s always at least one. In any given safety-culture change situation there’s always someone who just won’t come aboard. Now, let me be clear here that I’m not ta… Read More
2016-08-14 23:11
Last summer I hired a contractor to do some repairs on my home that quite frankly went beyond my modest home-improvement abilities. Part of the job was centered on the soffit and gutter area… Read More
2016-08-08 14:59
One question I always make a point to explore with participants in the workshops I conduct with clients is, “Do you take safety home with you?” The question is intended to reveal… Read More
2016-07-06 19:34
Please join us on September 15-16 in Austin, TX! Eric Svendsen, Principal of safetyBUILT-IN, will be speaking at BLR’s Safety Culture 2016, a two-day event to help those tasked w… Read More
2016-06-27 14:37
There’s no bigger rivalry among franchise superheroes than that which exists between DC Comics and Marvel Comics. DC’s “Justice League,” featuring Batman, Super… Read More
2016-05-31 20:57
Safety coaching is (or at least should be) a natural part of what any leader does on a regular basis to reinforce the safety culture. The problem, if we are honest with ourselves, is that mo… Read More
2016-05-09 15:42
The ultimate goal of safety communication is to communicate a message that internalizes safety in the hearts and minds of your audience. The problem is that most safety communication e… Read More
2016-05-02 15:32
There are many things we do subconsciously and out of mere habit that tend to detract from the overall effectiveness of our safety communication. We looked at one of those in our last issue… Read More
2016-04-25 18:45
One of the great challenges we face in leading a safety culture is how to communicate safety such that it has a lasting impact on employees. Treating safety as a mere policy, an obligation… Read More
2016-04-25 13:51
Over the past couple of months we’ve been occupied with a whirlwind tour of training events, including both public conferences and private corporate events. We’re finally back an… Read More
2016-04-03 21:26
Operations leaders and other safety leaders interested in strengthening the safety culture of their organization can do no better than to begin building levels of employee engagement. In our… Read More
2016-03-20 18:16
In our last issue we looked at the importance of building levels of employee engagement for a stronger safety culture. Simply stated, engaged employees are safer on the job and tend to lead… Read More
2016-03-06 16:46
One key to building a stronger safety culture is to first build levels of employee engagement. An engaged employee thinks and acts like an owner, and because of that they not only rema… Read More
2016-02-29 00:02
Mark your calendars! safetyBUILT-IN will be participating in two upcoming industry events — one in March and the other in April! First, join SBI along with six thousand other safety pr… Read More
2016-02-29 00:02
Mark your calendars! safetyBUILT-IN will be participating in two upcoming industry events — one in March and the other in April! First, join SBI along with six thousand other safety pr… Read More
2016-02-28 18:10
Building a sustainable safety culture requires more than just an organizational infrastructure that supports the culture. On a personal level it starts with how willing we are to lead that c… Read More
2016-02-21 20:45
I’m often asked by participants in my safety-leadership sessions what they need to do to start the process of building and leading a safety culture. And while there are many things tha… Read More
2016-02-21 20:19
We are pleased to announce that Eric Svendsen of safetyBUILT-IN will be presenting at the 3rd Annual BLR Safety Summit, held April 4-6, 2016 in Austin, Texas! Eric will kick off the Summit e… Read More
2016-02-14 00:11
Join safetyBUILT-IN and six thousand other safety professionals at the largest and longest-running occupational safety, health and workers’ compensation event in Ohio, the 2016 Ohio Sa… Read More
2016-01-31 16:10
Toolbox talks, conducted on a regular basis (sometimes daily) by industrial organizations, can be a great way to raise safety awareness on the job. Too often, however, they are held fo… Read More
2016-01-24 18:46
In our last issue we looked at the value of using games as a better option for doing required compliance training since games take advantage of established principles of adult-learning theor… Read More
2016-01-17 15:36
Last issue we exposed the utter ineffectiveness (can we say uselessness?) in the way we normally deliver our required compliance training. Whether that entails reading reams of PowerPoint sl… Read More
2016-01-10 16:22
We’ve started another year, and that can only mean one thing. Yep, you guessed it – another round of required compliance training for our employees. At least in the U.S., OSHA st… Read More
2016-01-09 19:59
Over the past several years we have provided an SBI presence to social-media followers to allow them to receive our website articles and updates automatically when we post them. It has been… Read More
2015-12-14 05:15
One of the keys to growing a safety culture is to build levels of employee engagement. The reason for that is that the more engaged front-line employees are, the more ownership they assume f… Read More
2015-12-01 14:32
It’s tempting when deciding to move forward with a safety-culture initiative to want to implement the entire thing at one time. Just a few years ago I was tasked with helping the safet… Read More
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