Archive for the ‘Research – What Works and What Doesn’t’ Category
May I have the Darts & Blindfold Please?
“I’m trapped in a self-perpetuating nightmare Bill.”
So began my chat with a safety manager of a Fortune 1000 company. His boss had directed him to implement a safety bingo program. Against his better judgment, he did.
When Behavior Based Safety Fails: Beef Stew and the Verbal Eraser
When I was in Saudi Arabia recently, I asked how many of the 400 managers I spoke with were using a behavioral process. Over 90% said that yes they were, in fact using one of the original systems developed by one of the largest safety consulting firms some 20+ years ago.
My next question: “Would you say that the feedback you give employees when you do observations is mostly POSITIVE or mostly NEGATIVE?”
1 hand went up saying that the feedback was mostly positive.
