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… implementation strategies, Bart Sevin, Ph.D., helps clients create long-term organizational change. As a highly trained and experienced Board Certified Behavior Analyst, Bart helps organizations examine systems, processes, and people …
… Addressing Systemic Root Causes A recent article in the Wall Street Journal highlighted a troubling trend on our nation’s airport tarmacs. Safety incidents among ground crew workers are on the rise. The article starts by describing a tragic fatality in which a ramp worker walked too close to the airplane engine before it was completely shut down. The worker was sucked into the engine and killed instantly. The article … variables (the proverbial holes in the Swiss cheese) that will be familiar to many readers, inside and outside the airline industry. Staff shortage was at the top of the list. Like many industries, staff was reduced during the pandemic, …
… in an article from the Spring 2023 edition of HR Magazine. Review processes often require managers to rate employees against vague attributes (e.g., strategic thinking or leadership potential) opening the door to inaccuracy and bias. Worse yet, ranking systems force leaders to designate a certain percentage of employees as “low performers,” fostering corrosive internal competition. At large, managers continue to be … a review. Among North American employers, only 1 in 3 indicated that employees felt their performance is evaluated fairly. The absence of a formal review doesn’t solve the problem either. Younger workers focused on career growth appear less …
… Common Leadership Error: Failing to Evolve The world around us is constantly changing. The markets we operate in, current economic conditions, world … them from traditional leadership strategies. Inherent in this change is where this common leadership error occurs. The failing to evolve error occurs when leaders become stagnate in their management and leadership tactics instead of adapting … you could be just as productive at home. This is not a good value proposition from the workers’ perspective. Instead of failing to evolve in leadership practices, leaders should look to adjust their leadership and organizational practices to …
… on for decades. A recent article in Professional Safety ( Making Safety a Mindful Value, Not a Mindless Habit , June 2023) raised the debate yet again. At ADI, we have been talking about the importance of habits in safety for 30 years (in fact we have a new book coming … behaviors that should be habitual. Some examples include putting on PPE, scanning for hazards prior to starting a task, maintaining 3 points of contact on ladders, and looking before stepping. For supervisors, examples include scanning for …
… happens to the individual during or right after the behavior – to strengthen your antecedents. At home: To anyone who’s raised a toddler, the limitations of antecedents alone should be painfully clear. It was as if a switch flipped after my kid’s second birthday and her brain started translating my instructions to whispered suggestions. A simple request like “Come to Daddo please!” had …
… Common Leadership Errors: Failing to Create Sustainability Common Leadership Errors: Failing to Create Sustainability Organizations are constantly evolving to keep up with a changing world. This evolution can …
… Common Leadership Errors: Retraining Fixes Everything What happens in your organization when a human error occurs? By human error I mean an undesired … perspective. Yet what leaders do—how they respond—matters. And this is where this common leadership error occurs. The retraining fixes everything error is made when leaders jump to retraining as the solution for preventing some undesired behavior from occurring again. Someone makes a mistake? Retrain. …
… turnover, and employees at all levels who report feeling cared for, listened to, valued, and trusted. This organization nailed it. They figured out the critical elements of safety culture and they relentlessly focus on doing them well. If you … turnover, and employees at all levels who report feeling cared for, listened to, valued, and trusted. This organization nailed it. They figured out the critical elements of safety culture and they relentlessly focus on doing them well. If you …
… Lean methodologies have quickly spread beyond manufacturing to become continuous improvement staples. Long-term sustainability is baked into many Lean tools and processes by design, but in practice Lean initiatives often fail to sustain. This results in a significant gap between the potential for improvement and the gains that are realized. ADI’s Lean …
… future performance. This error assumes that people will know the one or two behaviors to repeat based on a generalized praise statement. This is very unlikely and often leads to leaders being baffled when the behavior they wanted to see … future performance. This error assumes that people will know the one or two behaviors to repeat based on a generalized praise statement. This is very unlikely and often leads to leaders being baffled when the behavior they wanted to see …