In a previous article, Why Leading with Compassion is the Future for Business, we talked about how companies that have compassionate leaders are highly profitable and productive. But how do you do that?
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Why Leading with Compassion is the Future for Business
How a Culture of Fear Breeds Dodgy Workplace Practices
Back in the 1970s - 1980s, Jimmy Savile was one of the most famous television presenters on the BBC. An effervescent, eccentric man he hosted "Top of the Pops", followed by other children's television shows.
5 Ways to Encourage Safety Ownership
Companies that are best in class when it comes to safety, all have one thing in common. And that is each employee and contractor takes ownership of their own safety. It's part of their workplace culture.
Why Great Workplace Safety Professionals are Artists
The best safety professionals that I've worked with like safety. They read all the right safety magazines and go to all the right safety conferences. But that's not what gets them out of bed in the morning. What they're really passionate about, and what makes them stand out, is their desire to keep as many people safe as possible.
5 Sloppy Workplace Safety Communication Mistakes to Fix NOW
Mistakes are a healthy part of learning. They're nothing to be embarrassed about, as long as you learn from them and move on. But being sloppy is a totally different story.
5 Topics to include in your Workplace Safety Speech
Writing a safety speech can be a daunting task. But rather than staring at a computer screen for inspiration, we've put together some helpful topic reminders to include in your speech to get maximum motivation and attention from your workforce. Refer to these five must-have topics to help get you started.
Four Ways to talk to Senior Management about Safety
Last week, we looked at three different arguments to convince senior management about why they need to care about safety.
How to Initiate a Difficult Safety Conversation with your Staff
Research has found that the majority of workers have seen their workmates engage in risky safety behaviour.
8 Tips to Improve Safety Induction Training
According to the the research paper "Relative Effectiveness of Worker Safety and Health Training Methods" from the American Journal of Public Health in February 2006, engaging safety training is three times more effective than the least engaging methods in promoting knowledge and skill acquisition. In addition, the most engaging methods of safety training are, on average, most effective in reducing negative outcomes such as accidents.