“The time is always right to do what is right.” — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The temptation to just get things done many times creates the challenge of doing it at the cost of right. Sometimes the risk is minimal, but as safety professionals know, in safety the risk can be great. Consequences to risk are weighed based upon the outcome reward, yet when no one is looking and the safe way is decided upon, then it’s right.
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.