“When it comes to promotions, it’s about who knows you, not who you know.”
The idea that people you know will promote you, while good, leads to stagnation.
“Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad.”
The difference in business is knowing the financial balance with regard to cashflow and profit, and having the wisdom in applying that balance to invest into satisfying customer needs and wants.
“A successful business requires one simple thing: passion.”
Business is a relationship and customers can tell. Safety professionals understand the need to go beyond the “price” of their safety endeavors and management systems.
“Whenever you see a successful business, someone made a courageous decision.”
Business risk and safety go hand in hand for success. Safety professionals know this and focus their efforts to reduce risk to the human resources of the organization.
“Sustainability isn’t just about the environment: it’s about human longevity.”
Sustainability includes business longevity. Imagine what a business would face without the human skill set needed to make it successful.
“Monetary means, language spoken, literacy level, how tech savvy someone is, and more all impact ability to understand and respond to risk. DEI must be intentionally integrated into EHS to enable widespread and equitable implementation of the work we do.”
It is so easy to believe businesses are all about finance when looking from the outside. And that does make sense: after all, businesses can only survive and thrive with recurring sources of finance.