Why Don’t Safety Initiatives Generate Results?

ByThomas Meier

The role of Change Management in HSE Many companies complain about the bureaucracy created by governments as this results in huge financial and workload issues for them. Many hours are spent on mandatory reporting which is not used for improvement. Even worse, it’s often not being looked at by authorities. Central safety functions within large…

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What Does The Practice Of Accountability Mean?

ByRebecca Timmins

When leaders are asked what they would like to get better at, the answer is often accountability. Usually, it’s thought to be about holding people accountable for non-performance, but the leadership practice of accountability can be so much more! Yes, it is about holding people to account, but it is also an opportunity to grow…

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A Bad Workplace Culture Can Result in a Disaster, No Matter the Industry

ByTom Krause

A bad workplace culture is a hazard in itself. But even a mediocre one can contribute directly to a disaster.  NASA won awards for being the “best place to work” among U.S government agencies. But the Space Shuttle Columbia failure, which resulted in the loss of seven astronauts and countless resources, was directly related to…

Why Safety Directors Need to Become Better at Change Management

ByFilip Coumans

An early 1990’s study conducted within General Electric on best practices in change management showed that an initiative can fail despite a good technical solution or approach: “100% of all changes evaluated as successful had a good technical solution or approach. 98% of all changes evaluated as unsuccessful also had a good technical solution or approach.”