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Entries from May 2010

131 – Prevention Trumps Reaction

May 30th, 2010 · No Comments

Greetings everyone I recorded this podcast in San Jose California. Recently I was asked to become a frequent contributor to Canadian Occupational Safety Magazine. I was honored when they stated the following on their website, “Editor's note: Beginning this month, Canadian Occupational Safety is adding another talent to its roster of columnists. Shawn Galloway, international speaker and professional safety coach, will draw from his experiences to provide readers with valuable insights towards achieving safety culture excellence.” The podcast this week is my second article contributed to the magazine. It is titled, Prevention Trumps Reaction and was published 19 April 2010.

If you would like to see the actual article it can be found at: http://cos-mag.com/201004191855/safety/safety-columns/prevention-trumps-reaction.html. You can also find it (and all our others) by visiting www.ProActSafety.com and click on the Insights tab. I hope you enjoy!

 

Have a great week!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety

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130 – An Expert Commentary on Advanced Safety Theory

May 23rd, 2010 · No Comments

Greetings, recorded this podcast while on the road in San Jose, California. Safety has evolved at an impressive rate. I would argue, increasingly so over the past decade. As we improve our ability to prevent risk exposures and injuries we must ensure we do not fall into what Dean Spitzer in his book SuperMotivation calls, “Theoretical Chauvinism – the tendency to adopt one theory to the exclusion of others. Whether the theory is Maslow’s, Herzberg’s, McGregor’s, Freud’s, Skinner’s, or anyone else’s, no one theory alone is sufficient to explain the complexity of human motivation.”

 

Terry and I talked about the positive and negative impacts of advanced safety theories. I hope you enjoy this discussion as much as we did!

 

Have a great week,

 

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc.

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129 – The Key to Safety Measurement: Understanding and Measuring What You Want

May 16th, 2010 · No Comments

Greetings, recorded this podcast from the road in Omaha, Nebraska. Businesses continue to struggle trying to identify different, or better ways to measure safety. In the audio podcast this week, Terry and I discuss the evolution of safety measurement and where the future will take us. We refer this as Safety Measurement 3.0. I hope you enjoy!

 

Have a great week,

 

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc.

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128 - Hiring for Safety — Risk-Takers Need Not Apply

May 9th, 2010 · No Comments

Greetings, this podcast recorded on the road in Canton, Ohio. This week I would like to share an article I wrote (Hiring for Safety -- Risk-Takers Need Not Apply), that was published by Industry Week on the 5th of April 2010. If you would like to see the actual article it can be found at:

http://industryweek.com/articles/hiring_for_safety_--_risk-takers_need_not_apply_21475.aspx?ShowAll=1&SectionID=6

You can also find it (and all our others) by visiting www.ProActSafety.com and click on the Insights tab. I hope you enjoy!

Have a great week!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety

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Personal Development – The Books I Read in April 2010

May 4th, 2010 · No Comments

1.    Buying In: The Secret Dialogue Between What We By and Who We Are by Rob Walker

2.    How The Mighty Fall: And Why Some Companies Never Give In by Jim Collins

3.    Borrowing Brilliance: The Six Steps to Business Innovation by Building on the Ideas of Others by David Kord Murray

4.    Uncommon: Finding Your Path to Significance by Tony Dungy with Nathan Whitaker

5.    My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey by Jill Bolte Taylor, Ph.D.

6.    A Framework for Understanding Poverty by Ruby K. Payne, Ph.D.

7.    Appreciative Inquiry: A Positive Revolution in Change by David Cooperrider and Diana Whitney

 

 

 

 

 

 

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127 - Making Safety A Habit: But Which One

May 2nd, 2010 · 1 Comment

Greetings everyone for the podcast this week, I’d like to share a short video I recorded on the importance of safety habits. The title is Making Safety a Habit: But Which One. My apologies in advance for the poor lighting in the video. Ironically I recorded this in a hotel called The Nordic Light in Stockholm, Sweden. While the hotel was fantastic, the lighting in the room wasn’t great for recording a video. As a result you might not be able to see my face clearly; some would see that as a positive! Nevertheless, I hope you find the message worthwhile of 5 minutes of your time. You can either download this short clip here from this site (www.SafetyCultureExcellence.com) or watch it below from or on YouTube.

 

 

Like all the other videos, articles and podcasts, I hope this prompts some thoughts to assist you in being the best leader you can be!

 

Have a great, safe week!

 

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety

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