“Is Your Only Tool, A Hammer?”

Mar 23, 2018 | Friday Quotes

“If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.”

-Abraham Maslow

There are many things to complain about in the world, and for safety professionals we feel like we get more than our fair share. But complaining takes up energy that could be better spent resolving the issue. Complaints are ok as long as they include solutions: imagine where our safety processes would be if we put the energy to a positive result.

#safetythatworks

Post by James Boretti, CEO/President of Boretti, Inc.

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