Boretti, Inc.
Friday Quotes
“The day you are not solving problems or are not up to your butt in problems is probably a day you are no longer leading.”
Safety leadership is crucial: create, align and inspire the vision, and resolve the challenges that are sure to endure.
Jennifer McNelly, CAE – The Conversation of Safety Has Changed || Client Side Chats
Jennifer McNelly, CAE, the Chief Executive Officer for the American Society of Safety Professionals, chats with us about how the pandemic has pushed safety to the forefront.
“The individuals that I represent and our membership, the heartbeat of the Society, are the ones that wake up every single day and worry about sending everybody home…. Everyone has a story of a journey into safety.”
Many safety professionals struggle with executives and decision-makers in their organizations. But not all executives view safety in a negative light: in fact, most view safety to be very important.
“All fixed set patterns are incapable of adaptability or pliability. The truth is outside of all fixed patterns.”
Solving problems that challenge the effectiveness of systems and solutions are daily occurrences for business and safety processes alike.
“Change what you can, manage what you can’t.”
Sometimes opportunities appear that can have a profound impact on safety and safety performance.
“It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.”
While the foundational concepts and approach to safety are sound, it’s the subtleties of each organization’s success that makes the difference.
“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.”
Change is the one constant in our organizations. While it seems easy to change, change management is very difficult.
“For safety is not a gadget but a state of mind.”
Safety and business: can they coexist? Challenges faced by businesses are similar to those faced by safety management systems.
“A problem well stated is a problem half solved.”
All of us have had the situation when presented with problems, we’re expected to solve them. For Safety Professionals, this remains a constant challenge.
“A problem is a chance for you to do your best.”
Problems persist in everyday life and our organizations are no different. Businesses face problems everyday, a good portion of which can lead to success.