Posts in Category: Teaching, Learning & Development
6 Tips To Empower Safety Leaders
I hate working from ladders – especially when I’m working from a ladder under pressure. Put me on a ladder to leisurely clean gutters? Cool. Put me on a ladder in an underground coal mine working with a fast-paced production crew? Not so much. As I attempted to set a guide point into the roof…
Four Keys to Shifting Safety Culture
Twenty years ago, I was a supervisor responsible for production and safety at an aggregates operation, with a clear and simple corporate goal to be the low-cost supplier. We took our marching orders, ran the processing plant hard, and kept our costs low. Safety was on our radar, but it wasn’t in our soul. We…
Are Your Community Relations Healthy?
Personal relationships need to be nurtured. They change all the time. And the relationships with the neighbors and your community relations around your operation and the influencers in the community are no different. Often, our operations fall into the trap of thinking that if we don’t hear anything, if no one is complaining, we’re all…
How To Develop Front Line Leaders
In my 30 years in this industry, I’ve honed in on one essential truth about my job: I am here to help you do yours. When I hire for front line positions I, of course, look for individuals with the requisite skills. I also seek those who show potential to be long-term leaders. What I look for are…
How An Entrepreneur Manages the Hive
Honey bees are amazing creatures and caring for them takes the same skills needed to be a successful entrepreneur. I just peeked in on my hives today. A warm front blew through yesterday bringing temperatures of nearly 60 degrees – tomorrow back to freezing. Today is the weather window beekeepers look for in the early spring.…
3 Ways Teams Make Your Company Stronger
In today’s rapidly changing workforce it’s critical to develop teams to bridge the age gap and to harness all available talent and passion for every project. There are many reasons to work in teams instead of silos, but these are the three most important: 1. One of the biggest challenges heavy industry faces is transferring…
