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Leading with Safety defines the practices, tools, and systems essential to creating an injury–free workplace, including the role of employees at each level, special considerations for coaching the senior executive leader, and the two crucial aspects of human performance that every leader needs to know. Ending with inspiring real–world examples or organizations that have put these tools into practice, Leading with Safety is written for any leader who wants to lead with safety toward a more robust, productive and effective organization.
Since Leading with Safety was first published in 2005, there have been considerable advancements in our understanding of safety leadership. The 2nd edition of Leading with Safety updates the core concepts of the first book with new data, results, and insights that help the reader more effectively translate the vision of an injury–free workplace into practice. Additions to Leading with Safety, 2nd Edition, are based on work with more than 2,300 sites in 60 countries, and more than 7,000 leaders and 500 leadership teams. New content in the 2nd addition includes: An enhanced view of the practices, tools, and systems essential to leading with safety , New data showing the results of leadership development work discussed in the first edition, New data on the link between culture and safety outcomes and between culture and leadership, Expanded information for senior executive leaders, including a new summary chapter that outlines what executives need to know, and Expanded section on the role of supervisors and middle managers, and methods for engaging and developing this level.
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"A valuable work . . . clearly demonstrates that safety is about organizational culture, and it can be measured, assessed, evaluated and improved."
Sean O′Keefe NASA Administrator 2001 2005
"A great book for leaders throughout the organization who are wrestling with what they need to be doing to ′lead with safety′ . . . a safety leadership model, which if followed, will not only lead to improved safety performance, but improved organizational climate and better business results."
Andrew Stephens, VP Refining & Supply Petro–Canada
"An excellent reference tool and guide to improving safety leadership. It will be a continuing help to me in my own efforts. Get each page laminated you will wear it out otherwise!"
Jim Dietz, Executive VP and COO PotashCorp
"A must for those who aspire to lead change in a meaningful way. This book is a powerful blend of leadership theory and philosophy combined with the ′how to′ often missing in management literature."
Dennis Ruddy, President and GM BWXT Y–12 LLC
"A well–organized roadmap to the BST leadership process."
Jim Frederick, Industrial Hygienist United Steelworkers of America
"Leading with Safety is a treasure chest of concepts, tools, and processes that will dramatically help organizations with their safety initiatives."
Bob Rogers, President Development Dimensions International (DDI)
"I′m convinced Tom Krause cares about people and their safety. His support for effective methods, systems, and safety processes extends beyond simple business concerns. He truly cares."
Tom Weekley, PhD Co–Executive Director UAW GM Human Resources, United Auto Workers (UAW)
"Of the many innovations in this book, one that will be of particular interest to safety generalists is the recognition given to the primary importance of the Working Interface, described as the configuration of equipment, facilities, systems, and behaviors that define the interaction of the worker with the technology."
Fred Manuele, CSP, PE, President Hazards, Limited
"[Leading with Safety] could be as many as three separate books addressing the various aspects of leadership responsibility for not only the safety of an organization, but also its safe achievement of lofty goals."
Richard Healing, Board Member National Transportation Safety Board
"Engaging and representative of our experience with BST facilitators as well as our own employees."
Carl Hausmann, President & CEO Bunge North America, Inc.
"[A] significant contribution . . . shows that safety performance improvement is a multilayered, comprehensive, integrated, time–consuming undertaking . . . that can′t be repeated enough in safety circles and in executive suites."
Dave Johnson, Editor Industrial Safety & Hygiene News
Thomas R. Krause, PhD, is Chairman of the Board and cofounder of Behavioral Science Technology, Inc. (BST), an international performance solutions company based in Ojai, California.
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- PublisherWiley–Blackwell
- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 0470642106
- ISBN 13 9780470642108
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number2
- Number of pages288
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