Deregulation, OSHA, and the Battle of Short- vs. Long-Term Consequences

Given the current administration’s focus on deregulation and deep personnel reductions in government agencies, it’s hard not to be concerned about the long-term impact of these actions on safety. It’…

Two Consultants on Leadership: What Are The Most Important Skills for New Supervisors

Welcome to the 2025 blog series! In 2025, I am taking a slightly different approach to my newest blog series. I’ll continue to focus on leadership best practices and leader behaviors that will…

An Example of Leadership Success: Leading through Core Values and Mission

The tenth and final blog in this series is dedicated to one leader’s commitment to supporting one of his life’s missions—ensuring people live their best lives. Many leaders go through life…

Preventing Pencil Whipping of Safety Checklists

Safety is filled with checklists. Pre-task checklists, equipment checklists, start-up and shut-down checklists to name a few. Unfortunately, it is all too common for people to “pencil whip”…

Psychosocial Hazards Part II: What Leaders Can Do Now

In Part I of this 2-part series, I presented a primer on psychosocial hazards (PSHs) for readers who might be unfamiliar with or are simply interested in learning more about this topic. As a quick…

An Example of Safety Leadership Success: Moving Towards a Just Culture

Want an improved safety culture that cultivates communication and problem solving? Make a systems approach the primary tool in your safety leadership strategy. This ninth blog is dedicated to…

Psychosocial Hazards Part I: The Move to Occupational Safety & Health

Introduction to Psychosocial HazardsI recently attended the annual safety conference of the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) in Denver, CO. Often at conferences, I’ll attend a talk…

Balancing the Carrot and Stick: The Role of Negative Approaches in Leadership

Over the past several years, I’ve noticed that people and organizations are shifting away from using primarily negative approaches to influence behavior. Instead, they are embracing more positive…

An Example of (Safety) Leadership Success: Narrowing Focus to Create Results

The best way to eat an elephant is one bite at a time. This eighth blog discusses one leader’s intentional push to move away from everything is important right now to a narrowed, organization-…

An Example of Leadership Success: Building Psychological Safety

Want a team that performs at the highest levels? Make winning fun and learning a critical part of growth? The seventh blog is dedicated to one leader’s determination in developing a high-…

Culture, Language, and Positive Reinforcement

Increasing cultural diversity is adding a richness to the work world. Immigrants (like many non-immigrants) are often hardworking, loyal employees, however cultural diversity can present safety…

An Example of Leadership Success: Creating Bench Strength

Want to go fast, go alone. Want to go far, go as a team. This sixth blog is dedicated to a leader’s determination to develop the bench strength of her team. Pat’s effort led to an organization-wide…

Teaching Persistence Without Overdoing the Pain

A headline about Nvidia CEO, Jensen Huang, wishing pain and suffering upon Stanford students caught my attention recently. I took the bait and clicked to find out what he might be getting at.…

An Example of Leadership Success: Investing in New Talent

Why do companies hire smart people and then set them up to fail by not investing in their development? The fourth blog in this series highlights one leader’s investment in a new employee to help…

We Just Dropped In to See What Condition Your Culture Was In

Several current and prospective clients have recently approached us at ADI with a request for an assessment of their safety or organizational culture. Requests for this service are not uncommon, but…

An Example of Leadership Success: Putting Safety First

It’s easy to preach “safety is number one” when the sky is blue, but what you do when the sky goes grey is what really matters. This third blog is dedicated to highlighting one leader’s example…

An Example of Leadership Success: Creating a Shared Mission

Without an idea of where you want to go, how would you know when you get there and if you have the right people to help? This blog is dedicated to highlighting one leader’s passion for developing a…

Leading a Return to the Office Without Losing Your Team

While some organizations have been able to fully embrace a remote model, most have grappled to varying extents with a return to in-person work. The process of trying to get employees back into the…