Business Safety

Other countries have social safety nets. The U.S. has women. Holding It Together chronicles the causes and dire consequences. America runs on women—women who are tasked with holding society together at the seams and fixing it when things fall apart. In this tour de force, acclaimed...

Leading Cops in Turbulent Times is a clear roadmap to building high-performing organizations and teams for current or aspiring public safety leaders. Whether you're a police sergeant, lieutenant or captain--even chief--this book will help you build or improve the hard and soft skills that are essential to great leadership. It is replete with practical, common-sense advice and examples from historical figures and contemporary leaders that will crystalize in your mind how to build or improve your leadership skills. The book focuses not only on leadership, but competence as well. You'll find ...

The most dangerous part of a workplace is often what no one notices. Small shortcuts, accepted workarounds, and repeated behaviors slowly blend into the background until they become “the way we do things here.” Safety VIEWS Safety CUES reveals how those patterns form—and how leaders can interrupt them before they lead to harm. From David Allan Galloway, bestselling author of Safety WALK Safety TALK, comes a powerful new look at how workplace behavior is shaped long before an incident occurs.

You're capable. You know it. So why does moving forward feel so hard? It's not fear. It's not laziness. It's not a lack of motivation. It's something far more specific — and far more convincing."What if you fail?" "This isn't the right time." "Who do you think you are?" These aren't random doubts. They're sales pitches. Your mind has a built-in protection system, and it is very good at its job. It takes your biggest goals and wraps them in logic so reasonable, so rational, so you, that you talk yourself out of the life you want before you even get started. I call it the Safety System.

It is hard to change almost a lifetime of your organization’s thinking about safety in the traditional way and it is really difficult to change your organization’s history of bureaucracy that continues to reinforce the traditional safety definitions and metrics our organizations have used for many years. Let’s face it, change even for the better is hard to do. Doing Safety Differently is a discussion between two friends on what they have learned by watching organizations around the world change the way they do work.

Do you want to make a difference? There are many ways someone in a leadership role can have a positive impact on the lives of their employees. Perhaps there is no leadership responsibility more profound than creating a sustainable, injury-free workplace. This audiobook is a collection of leadership concepts, thoughts, words, and actions that (when strategically implemented) can move your organization toward a better safety future.

Safety is not a priority. Priorities change. It's not first, second, or third on a list. It is something more— a core value which is woven into the very fabric of a company. Safety is the foundation of operational excellence, a Board-level concern, and a driver of long-term enterprise value...

Psychological safety is a shared belief within a team that it's OK to speak up, ask questions, take risks, and make mistakes without fear of repercussions. And it's a leader's job to create it. This book offers a rich understanding of this concept—and the trust and humility that must come with it. You'll learn how to build a psychologically safe environment, acknowledge difficult topics and emotions, and ensure that everyone feels comfortable in fully engaging with those around them.

Introducing Starting a Successful Pool Cleaning Business, the ultimate handbook for aspiring entrepreneurs looking to dive into the pool cleaning industry. This eBook covers everything you need to know to set yourself up for success in this thriving field. Starting with an introduction to the exciting world of pool cleaning, the guide takes you through the essential steps of launching your business, including conducting market research, developing your scooping techniques, and setting up an efficient office space. You will learn about cleaning chemicals, treatment options, and the safety ...

Behavioral psychologist Dr. John Austin has asked leaders around the world what they most want for their teams . . . and most leaders want their people to feel belonging, psychological and physical safety, to feel inspired, excited to be at work, and that they are working with purpose. Leaders implement processes and procedures, develop training, create strategic plans, and explain in increasing detail what to do . . . and yet, somehow, the work culture often does not improve.

Failure is inevitable but disastrous consequences are not. Any human effort can fail. In fact, failure is a necessary step toward learning and innovation. Failure is just the occurrence of the unexpected, unintended, or unwanted, and learning and innovation are the constructive responses to these occurrences. However, when we do dangerous work—the kind of work that creates high value for companies, communities, and society—the consequences of failure can be catastrophic.

Become a better crisis leader while equipping yourself with the tools for every day transformative leadership Managing crisis well is at the very heart of good leadership. Here, the team from the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative at Harvard University draws on a deep well of research...

The how-to guide for transforming workplace culture. Psychological safety in the workplace matters now more than ever. In uncertain times—be they economic, political, or social—we need our colleagues and staff members to feel they can share their ideas, ask for help, or offer a divergent perspective without fear of negative ramifications. Although we know that psychological safety is essential, sustaining it through real-world challenges can be difficult. That’s where this book comes in.

You do not need to know every repair skill to start a handyman business. You need the right starter services, clear boundaries, fair pricing, and customers who trust you. Starting a handyman business can look simple from the outside. People need things fixed. You know how to handle basic repairs. So why not get paid for it? The challenge is that a real handyman business is more than carrying a tool bag. You need to choose the right services, avoid jobs outside your skill level, answer customer calls, estimate work, set prices, collect payment, keep records, ask for reviews, and build a ...

Every employee at every level wants to feel seen, heard, and respected. If we don’t feel safe, we can’t be our best selves or do our most creative work. This is why leaders must ensure psychological safety for everyone in their team. Whether you’re a manager, CEO, or entrepreneur, The Psychological Safety Playbook is the guide you need to lead your team to the highest levels of performance and innovation.

Complacency doesn’t announce itself — it waits. And when it strikes, it costs lives. In high-risk industries, people don't get hurt because they don't know the rules — they get hurt when routine replaces awareness. When familiarity becomes confidence. When experience turns into assumption. Safety: The Fight Against Complacency is a powerful and practical guide for leaders, safety professionals, and frontline workers who refuse to accept “good enough” when lives are at stake. Written by U.S.

Conklin’s audiobook is an interesting and informal discussion with the listener about the five principles of human performance; principle by principle, section by section. These five theories about how humans perform in organizations are principles, the building blocks of human performance, through which we have established a new way to think about safety and reliability in our worlds...and changing the way we think about work is a vital step toward improvement.

The safety profession has been stagnant for far too long. Safety folks are abused and misused; they’re often underpaid and overworked; they are undervalued and not appreciated; they find themselves being blamed and shamed when accidents occur; they are torn between the front line and management, they have been forced to knowingly promote flawed, ineffective and disproven safety management systems - to preach from a bible in which they do not believe, and its time for all of that to change.

A spy is suddenly aware she's being stalked through the streets of an overseas city. A special ops soldier intuitively recognizes something's "off" during a high-risk mission. In these life-threatening situations experts know exactly how to use their senses and what actions to take. At the...

While your compliance efforts may have served you well compared to industry standards, your best efforts that yield only "acceptable" results are not nearly good enough. You are missing an essential yet elusive component. Good leaders who lead good organizations adhere to both OSHA and industry standards. But that is just the foundation. They also own their moral responsibility to ensure safe outcomes and likewise require all team members to be worthy partners in keeping themselves and the people they work beside safe.