Kevin Burns Blog

How did you get to where you are? And who were the people who you depended on to help? The answers to those questions can help you become a better safety leader.

A good internal safety communications campaign can help your organization build buy-in to the safety program faster and with much less effort.

If you want better participation and engagement at safety meetings, then there are four things you should be talking about at your meetings. Are you talking about them yet?

Be safe. There are a host of reasons why you will want to stop saying it - including that it’s a terrible safety message and it’s nearly impossible to do.

Have you ever said out loud (or secretly wished) that senior management would openly show their support for safety so that the team would perform better in safety? Well, it turns out that you don’t need their help. Here’s what to do instead.

Concerned about complacency? Careful. Complacency may not be the problem. Find out if it is the problem at your workplace.

There are five traits that if your people have them, safety will be the easiest thing they do. What are the five? Find out.

You know that you want to improve your safety culture. You just may not be going about it the right way. So, let’s give you a tip on where to start to improve safety culture the more effective way.

Think about the last time your company expanded or the last time you had a big round of hiring. Think about the times you’ve spent in management meetings discussing new initiatives being rolled-out or a new direction being taken. None of that happens by accident. It is all part of a large vision and executing a plan.

You don’t need more rules and procedures in safety. You need more people to buy-in to what you are trying to do in safety. That is a very different issue. And it requires a different set of skills to capture hearts and minds of employees in safety.

If you’ve adopted a leadership mindset, then you will have already spent time envisioning what needs fixing in your safety program. Without spending time to assess what’s wrong, you can’t possibly improve your program. Without a vision of where you would like to end up, you’ll stay stuck right where you are.