“Risk comes from not knowing what you’re doing” — Warren Buffet
Risk is a constant for our businesses. Addressing that risk, whether internal or external, involves understanding the situation and impact. Safety professionals are expert in this area, using tried and true tools and techniques while exploring and trialing cutting edge processes and technologies. The goal is and always has been mitigating and eliminating risk: something everyone wants for sustainability.
Business entrepreneurs don’t start a business simply to show up and maintain the status quo; rather, they drive for innovation: a different way of doing things.
Business and safety: many times the two clash; however, when the ideas of prevention are aligned with business focus, they become action.
While businesses have processes and procedures to accomplish the tasks that assure results, its leadership in allowing a positive culture to thrive that drives success. Positive cultures are safe cultures not only set by a safe work environment, they are set by people feeling it’s safe to bring up the tough things, not just what’s going right. Actions that demonstrate respect, trust, and value for each person’s contribution creates and sustains a great culture both in good times and bad.