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I have just begun a programme of behavioural safety training with a staff team, that so far is being very well received by the shop floor staff.
I am now considering running this training with senior managers but want to make it seem very relevant to this group of individuals. Does anyone out there in safetyland have any good case stories of behavioural safety changes within a senior management team?
I have lots of examples regarding shop floor/manufacturing industry/service industry behaviour cahnges but very little indeed for senior managers or even office based environments.
Any help gratefully received.
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Hi
I think that the important messages for executive and management teams are twofold. Firstly, behaviour is essentially what you do; this can be a decision or reinforcement of the safe behaviour in your teams. Secondly, as an executive team, how do you create a culture where safe and healthy behaviour is encouraged and positively reinforced.
This is as much about decision making and simple actions, such as active reinforcement during safety tours. From a structural perspective, how is the communication structure in the business organised to encourage participation from employees and management teams.
One example I recall is when a senior manager visited any site the first thing they did was a safety tour, regardless of their main reason for being there. Simple but very effective.
Ask the management teams what personal behaviour they will change. It is not all about the employee/work teams actions.
All the best
Ian
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Hi
I would have actually tackled the programme the other way round, train the senior managers first, get their commitment and buy-in, because without complete backing and support from all senior managers(i.e. the decision makers and purse-string holders) succes in any bahavioural program isbasically impossible to achieve.
The above example is a very good one to show commitment. Another way is to have safety as the first point on every agenda, no matter what the meeting topic is. This again re-inforces the principle that safety is an integral part of the bussiness
Good luck with the program
Fats
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