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The Bully's Pulpit

In how many workplaces is the safety director being insulted, threatened, or possibly worse just for doing the job?

Shortcut Safety Leadership

Wise strategists understand shortcuts are not their enemy.

Boosting Your Safety Immune System

Perhaps to the four current E's of Safety (Engineering, Ergonomics, Education, Enforcement), leaders should add a fifth, "Ecology."

Promising AI

It's a breathtaking idea that appeals to the science fiction fan in me.

Awash in Prescription Meds

Both DEA and CDC consider the prescription painkiller explosion an epidemic.

The Light of Leadership

Anger-driven leadership wastes energy through indiscriminate rants and raves.

15 Years Online

Tell me which topics appeal to you for our 2012 virtual events' webinars.

Secrets of Turnaround Training

While training is not the prescription for every problem, it can be a potential catalyst for significant improvements.



Unmanaged Risk in the Gulf

The report warns us that even a giant energy producer may ignore warnings and fail to analyze risks properly.

12-Step Leadership

Cycle through the 12 Steps for Effective Leadership, each time with greater nuance, on a higher level.

How's Your Workload?

Researchers are showing a renewed interest in studying workload factors and looking for efficient ways to evaluate it.

Higher Leadership Math

Malcolm Gladwell referred to "The Law of the Few" -- that it takes only a few of the right people to champion an idea that virally ignites change.

Clearing Six Roadblocks to Change

It's critical to first formulate and then transmit what you specifically wish to see changed, to what degree, by when and who, with what resources.

SPOTY Applicants Wanted

Oct. 31 is the deadline for safety professionals to apply in the 10th Annual Safety Professional of the Year competition.

Very Long Term Concerns

What I'm wondering is, how good will the industry's safety record be in 2300?

Kyra Bussanich, pastry chef at Crave Bake Shop, with columnist Robert Pater.

Gluten-Free Leadership

Here are recipes for leaders who wish to mix, then bake the strongest possible performance in themselves and others.

Persuading Real Leadership Accountability

The best "accountability" is arrived at and embraced within, rather than pushed upon leaders from without.

How We Use the FMLA

Being unable to afford it is the most common reason for not taking needed leave.

Leadership: Letting Forces Be With You

Removing tension from an organization leads to more lasting and less stressful change.

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Our first Twitter conversation was a modest success. Send me your ideas for our next one.

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