Archive of: safety

  • Ivor Smith

    by Ivor Smith

    17th Apr 2020

    The Murmuration Effect: Safety Leadership in Action

    One person, regardless of position, can make a difference in developing a positive safety culture. This has never been more important than it is now. To keep our family, friends and colleagues safe in the midst of the coronavirus crisis we need to be safety leaders. It’s a simple message but one that often gets lost.

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  • Jeff Burns

    by Jeff Burns

    17th Oct 2018

    Lego – helping us question our approach to safety.

    No one can disagree on the goodwill and brand awareness that Lego has developed since its creation nearly 70 years ago. But what can this teach us about safety? Let’s explore some thoughts.

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  • Jeff Burns

    by Jeff Burns

    17th Jan 2018

    Inspiring People

    Are your safety events inspiring people? The dictionary definition of ‘inspire’ is to fill someone with the urge or ability to do or feel something. And yet a common feeling during safety meetings is the desire to be out of the meeting! Read on to find out how to inspire your safety audience.

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  • Jeff Burns

    by Jeff Burns

    18th Dec 2017

    Safety Leadership – People, Process and Practice or The Cynics Guide.

    Libraries could be filled with books written about Leadership. My humble offering is simple; leadership is a behaviour not a position, nor just a topic for discussion or the subject of an away day. Sure, these things can help promote leadership but at the end of the (away) day it comes back to leaders behaving as leaders.

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  • Jeff Burns

    by Jeff Burns

    28th Aug 2017

    Out of the Mouths of Babes

    Safety leadership from a 4 year old – TWICE IN 30 MINUTES!!!

    Read how my nephew put his pocket money where his mouth is and had the courage to intervene to help keep me and a complete stranger safe.

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  • Jeff Burns

    by Jeff Burns

    1st Mar 2017

    It’s good to talk

    In 1989 BT introduced ‘Beattie” to the UK public using the talented comedienne Maureen Lipman. The catch phrase for her matriarchal character was ‘It’s good to talk’.

    This approach remains a key tool that leaders can use to assess whether their safety culture is improving or not. Go out to where your people are working and ask them, talk with them. And if you genuinely care about what they think, they will tell you!

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  • Jeff Burns

    by Jeff Burns

    7th Feb 2017

    Safety - “Within 15 seconds you had everyone’s attention!”

    This was a comment from an engineering site worker who experienced our magically enhanced safety presentation recently. It made me reflect though on how important it is to engage everyone as early as possible.

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  • Jeff Burns

    by Jeff Burns

    30th Nov 2016

    When safety becomes BORING!

    We have attended thousands of safety meetings where the body language of the people coming in clearly indicates they don’t want to be there and that they have more important things to be doing. But it doesn’t have to be like that.

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