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Friday Quotes
Engagement does not come from pressure. It comes from ownership.
Organizations are the product of systems and human interaction. Success or failure is based upon how connected team members are with each other, the mission and the customer. In safety, the system and processes in play need to be relevant for participation.
Yes, have your cake AND eat it too.
There’s a common understanding that two mutually exclusive things cannot be done at the same time. However; it does take one to lead to the other. Making choices to only chase rewards isn’t the same as achieving success.
The real opportunity is to create systems that reward not just output, but ownership.
Anyone can do a task if they are properly taught, but share the reason why along with the how leads to personal investment to see it through. People may also come up with ideas for improvement.
Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can’t lose.
History is filled with successful companies that bust. While business models of success are studied and tried, if they aren’t changing with the marketplace, then the business falters and dies. For safety professionals, that is a lesson to learn.
Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.
As many followers of Friday Quotes know, the constant of change is brought up frequently. How change is managed and done makes the difference between success and not.
I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people.
One of the challenges for leadership in business is remaining relevant, and that means anticipating and moving with change. Part of leadership is using the various techniques available, applying the correct method at the right time.
A leader is best when people barely know that s/he exists.
Everyone knows who the leader is in an organization. However, when a leader has to keep reminding everyone who they are, “followership” is questionable. A leaders puts the vision forward and coaches others for achievement and success.
Culture doesn’t respond to force—it responds to conditions.
Look up how to define culture and you’ll find there is no one exact definition. How people work and how the organization is governed, together, molds the climate of the workplace. Safety is a key component to culture: when done right, employees can focus on their jobs and each other rather than self-preservation.
Mission first, safety always
Many times the business perspective of safety is a series of “don’ts”. That is a lot of resource spent on what you’re not going to do. The value of safety is planning what you’re going to do to achieve the desired performance, then implementing continuously.
A vision alone is just a slogan. Execution is what makes it real.
Visions define the why and how organizations deliver their products and services to their customers. It’s an aspirational statement to connect with customers. In leadership, visions offer a way to picture where the organization is headed: a shared journey all employed serve to achieve.