“At the core of Silicon Valley is a passion for ‘yes.’”
Innovation in safety mirrors that in business. While risk is inherent in business, safety ensures that risk is controlled.
“Every business and every product has risks. You can’t get around it.”
All of our organizations take risks just to keep the doors open. And, each is answerable to stakeholders, including the people who work within (executives, managers, supervisors, employees, etc.).
“Safety risks and business inefficiencies go hand in hand.”
From a business perspective, the typical view of safety is that it’s required and costly.
“Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.”
Business problems are oft times viewed as an indication to not move forward. However, problems can be viewed as challenges from which to learn, build and guide the business to a better position.
“Be curious, not judgmental”
In business, it is easy to scapegoat clients that aren’t pleased. However, being judgmental can result in missed opportunities that would help improve the process, leading to greater customer satisfaction and retention.
“You can’t reach for anything new if you’re holding onto yesterday’s junk.”
Learning lessons from the past is a great way to prevent making the same mistakes. Holding on to the “failures” of the past to validate what’s wrong, continually find blame, or remain humble is not healthy for a team or organization.