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237 - Leadership For Tomorrow’s Military Workforce

safetyculture — Mon, 14 May 2012 13:00:41 +0000

Greetings, this podcast recorded while in Starkville, Mississippi. For the podcast this week I’d like to share an article I wrote that was published in March 2012 in ASSE’s Military Matters Newsletter. It was titled, “Leadership for Tomorrow’s Military Workforce”. The published article can either be found at http://www.asse.org/practicespecialties/military/index.php or under Insights at www.ProActSafety.com.

I hope you enjoy the podcast this week. If you would like to download or play on demand our other podcasts, please visit the ProAct Safety’s podcast website at: http://www.safetycultureexcellence.com. If you would like access to archived podcasts (older than 90 days – dating back to January 2008) please visit www.ProActSafety.com/Store.

Have a great week!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc

Personal Development – The Books I Read in April 2012

safetyculture — Mon, 14 May 2012 00:12:03 +0000

1. That Used to Be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World It Invented and How We Can Come Back by Thomas L. Friedman and Michael Mandelbaum

2. The Progress Principle: Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Work by Teresa Amabile and Steven Kramer

Happy reading!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc.

Personal Development – The Books I Read in March 2012

safetyculture — Mon, 14 May 2012 00:07:00 +0000

1. The 3^rd Alternative: Solving Life’s Most Difficult Problems by Stephen R. Covey

2. Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill

3. Thinking for a Change: 11 Ways Highly Successful People Approach Life and Work by John C. Maxwell

4. Back to Work: We Need Smart Government for a Smart Economy by Bill Clinton

5. Surviving A Shark Attack on Land (On Land): Overcoming Betrayal and Dealing with Revenge by Dr. Laura Schlessinger

Happy reading!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc.

236 - Behavior-Based Safety: A Streamlined Cost-Conscious Approach That Brings Results

safetyculture — Mon, 07 May 2012 13:00:05 +0000

Greetings, this podcast recorded while in Minneapolis, Minnesota. For the podcast this week I’d like to share an article I wrote that was published in February 2012 in my column in BIC Magazine. It was titled, “Behavior-Based Safety A Streamlined Cost-Conscious Approach That Brings Results”. The published article can either be found at www.BLR.com or under Insights at www.ProActSafety.com.

Have a great week!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc

235 - Safety Beyond The Workplace - Culture Shock with Shawn M. Galloway

safetyculture — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:00:54 +0000

Greetings all! How can you help employees see how safety improves their life outside of work? Do they make the connection? If not, now is the time before it is too late. For the video podcast this month, I’m sharing an important message to challenge you to make sure safety ideas transfer outside of the job site. You can either watch the video here at www.SafetyCultureExcellence.com, at www.ProActSafety.com/Insights, or directly on the magazine’s site at: http://cos-mag.com or you can watch it below from YouTube:

I hope you enjoy and have a great week!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc.

234 - Defining Safety Excellence For Your Workplace - Culture Shock with Shawn M. Galloway

safetyculture — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:00:04 +0000

Greetings all! For the video podcast this month, I’m sharing an important message to help you define safety excellence in your organization. You can either watch the video here at www.SafetyCultureExcellence.com, at www.ProActSafety.com/Insights, or directly on the magazine’s site at: http://cos-mag.com or you can watch it below from YouTube:

I hope you enjoy and have a great week!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc.

233 - Five Step Counseling Model - Culture Shock with Shawn M. Galloway

safetyculture — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:00:00 +0000

Greetings all! For the video podcast this month, I’m sharing a five step counseling model to manage undesirable performance. You can either watch the video here at www.SafetyCultureExcellence.com, at www.ProActSafety.com/Insights, or directly on the magazine’s site at: http://cos-mag.com or you can watch it below from YouTube:

I hope you enjoy and have a great week!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc.

232 - 4 Realities to Help You Get Ahead in Your Career

safetyculture — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:00:37 +0000

Greetings everyone, this podcast recorded while in Foothill Ranch, California. For the podcast this week I’d like to share an article I wrote that was published in my column for Canadian Occupational Safety in February 2012. It was titled “4 Realities to Help You Get Ahead in Your Career” The published article can either be found at www.COS-MAG.com or under Insights at www.ProActSafety.com.

Have a great week!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc

231 - Questioning Your Safety Strategy

safetyculture — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 13:00:02 +0000

Greetings everyone, this podcast recorded while in Long Beach, California. For the podcast this week I’d like to share an article written by Terry Mathis, published in February 2012 in his column in EHS Today. It was titled, “Questioning Your Safety Strategy”. The published article can either be found at www.EHSToday.com or under Insights at www.ProActSafety.com.

Have a great week!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc

230 - The Transformational Leader: Establishing Cultural Excellence Workshop

safetyculture — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:00:44 +0000

Greetings everyone, I wanted to share with you a new workshop we have created to help you further improve your safety culture and performance and achieve safety culture excellence. To see the currently scheduled dates and locations around the world, please visit www.proactsafety.com and click on the events tab. If you would like information on a private workshop, seminar, keynote speech or consulting, contact us at info @ proactsafety.com This particular workshop is titled: The Transformational Leader: Establishing Cultural Excellence.

To register: http://proactsafety.com/events/transformational-leader

I hope to see you there!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc.

229 - Safety Metrics 101: Expert Insight into Safety Measurement Workshop

safetyculture — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 13:00:06 +0000

Greetings everyone, I wanted to share with you a new workshop we have created to help you further improve your safety culture and performance and achieve safety culture excellence. To see the currently scheduled dates and locations around the world, please visit www.proactsafety.com and click on the events tab. If you would like information on a private workshop, seminar, keynote speech or consulting, contact us at info @ proactsafety.com This particular workshop is titled: Safety Metrics 101: Expert Insight into Safety Measurement.

To register: http://proactsafety.com/events/safety-metrics-101

I hope to see you there!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc.

228 - Developing and Administering a Custom Perception Survey Workshop

safetyculture — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 13:00:09 +0000

Greetings everyone, I wanted to share with you a new workshop we have created to help you further improve your safety culture and performance and achieve safety culture excellence. To see the currently scheduled dates and locations around the world, please visit www.proactsafety.com and click on the events tab. If you would like information on a private workshop, seminar, keynote speech or consulting, contact us at info @ proactsafety.com This particular workshop is titled: Developing and Administering a Custom Perception Survey.

To register: http://proactsafety.com/events/developing-custom-perception-survey

I hope to see you there!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc.

227 - Safety Culture Excellence 101 Workshop

safetyculture — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 13:00:47 +0000

Greetings everyone, I wanted to share with you a new workshop we have created to help you further improve your safety culture and performance and achieve safety culture excellence. To see the currently scheduled dates and locations around the world, please visit www.proactsafety.com and click on the events tab. If you would like information on a private workshop, seminar, keynote speech or consulting, contact us at info @ proactsafety.com This particular workshop is titled: Safety Culture Excellence 101: Insight into Culture from the Guru.

To register: http://proactsafety.com/events/safety-culture-excellence-101

I hope to see you there!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc.

Personal Development – The Books I Read in February 2012

safetyculture — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 16:42:25 +0000

1. Boomerang: Travels in the New Third World by Michael Lewis

2. Everyone Communicates, Few Connect: What the Most Effective People Do Differently by John C. Maxwell

3. Million Dollar Consulting Proposals: How to Write a Proposal That’s Accepted Every Time by Alan Weiss

4. EntreLeadership: 20 Years of Practical Business Wisdom from the Trenches by Dave Ramsey

5. The Ultimate Question 2.0: How Net Promoter Companies Thrive in a Customer-Driven World by Frederick F. Reichheld and Rob Markey

6. Great by Choice: Uncertainty, Chaos, and Luck—Why Some Thrive Despite Them All by Jim Collins and Morten T. Hansen

7. 5 Levels of Leadership: Proven Steps to Maximize Your Potential by John C. Maxwell

Happy reading!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc.

226 - Safety Measurement: Boring, Uninspiring and Fear-Inducing

safetyculture — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 13:00:44 +0000

Greetings, this podcast recorded while in Topeka, Kansas. For the podcast this week I’d like to share an article I wrote that was published in February 2012 in my column in BIC Magazine. It was titled, “Safety Measurement: Boring, Uninspiring and Fear-Inducing”. The published article can either be found at www.BICAllliance.com or under Insights at www.ProActSafety.com.

Have a great week!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc

225 - Incentives, Rewards & Recognition: What To Do and What Not To Do Workshop

safetyculture — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:00:48 +0000

Greetings everyone, I wanted to share with you a new workshop we have created to help you further improve your safety culture and performance and achieve safety culture excellence. To see the currently scheduled dates and locations around the world, please visit www.proactsafety.com and click on the events tab. If you would like information on a private workshop, seminar, keynote speech or consulting, contact us at info @ proactsafety.com This particular workshop is titled: Incentives, Rewards & Recognition: What To Do and What Not To Do.

To register: http://proactsafety.com/events/incentives-rewards-recognition

I hope to see you there!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc.

224 - Failing Less is NOT a Safety Strategy

safetyculture — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 13:00:34 +0000

Greetings, this podcast recorded while in Fort Worth, Texas. For the podcast this week I’d like to share an article Terry Mathis (Founder and CEO of ProAct Safety wrote that was published in January 2012 by IndustryWeek. It was titled “Failing Less is NOT a Safety Strategy”. The published article can either be found at www.IndustryWeek.com or under Insights at www.ProActSafety.com.

Have a great week!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc

223 - Using Near-Miss Data For Successful Loss Control Workshop

safetyculture — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:00:54 +0000

Greetings everyone, I wanted to share with you a new workshop we have created to help you further improve your safety culture and performance and achieve safety culture excellence. To see the currently scheduled dates and locations around the world, please visit www.proactsafety.com and click on the events tab. If you would like information on a private workshop, seminar, keynote speech or consulting, contact us at info @ proactsafety.com This particular workshop is titled: Using Near-Miss Data For Successful Loss Control.

To register: http://proactsafety.com/events/using-near-miss-data

I hope to see you there!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc.

222 - Leadership Safety Coaching: Teaching Supervisors to be Safety Coaches Workshop

safetyculture — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:00:12 +0000

Greetings everyone, I wanted to share with you a new workshop we have created to help you further improve your safety culture and performance and achieve safety culture excellence. To see the currently scheduled dates and locations around the world, please visit www.proactsafety.com and click on the events tab. If you would like information on a private workshop, seminar, keynote speech or consulting, contact us at info @ proactsafety.com This particular workshop is titled: Leadership Safety Coaching: Teaching Supervisors to be Safety Coaches (Train-the-Trainer)

To register: http://proactsafety.com/events/teaching-supervisors-to-be-safety-coaches

I hope to see you there!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc.

221 - Behavior-Based Safety 101 Workshops

safetyculture — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:52:08 +0000

To register: http://proactsafety.com/events/bbs-101

I hope to see you there!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc.

220 - Advanced Cultural and Behavioral Tactics Workshop

safetyculture — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:00:38 +0000

To register: http://proactsafety.com/events/advanced-cultural-and-behavioral-tactics

I hope to see you there!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc.

219 - 11th Annual Behavior-Based Safety Conference Video - April 2012

safetyculture — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:00:16 +0000

Greetings everyone! I’m excited to announce the release of our video promoting our upcoming 11^th Annual Behavior-Based Safety Conference in Houston, Texas this April 2012. You can watch or download the video here or stream it from YouTube

Pre-Conference: April 16, 2012 General Conference: April 17-18, 2012 Post-Conference: April 19, 2012

For the brochure, detailed agenda or to signup, please visit:

www.BBSConference.com

I hope to see you there. Have a great week!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc.

Personal Development – The Books I Read in January 2012

safetyculture — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:34:20 +0000

1. The Simple Truths of Appreciation: How each of us can choose to make a difference by Barbara A. Glanz

2. The Phoenix Philosophy: Rise to Success, Even from the Ashes of Defeat by Mikeal R. Morgan

3. 9 Things a Leader Must Do: Breaking Through to the Next Level by Dr. Henry Cloud

4. Key Performance Indicators: Developing, Implementing, and Using Winning KPIs

5. The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement by David Brooks

6. Self-Reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson

7. QBQ! The Question Behind the Question: Practicing Personal Accountability at Work and in Life by John G. Miller

Happy reading!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc.

218 - ProAct Safety’s 11th Annual Behavior-Based Safety Conference Details

safetyculture — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:00:36 +0000

Greetings all! I’m excited announce the agenda for this year’s Behavior-Based Safety Conference. The ProAct Safety’s 11^th Annual Conference is scheduled for 17-18 April 2012. There are pre-conference events on 16 April and post-conference session on the 19^th. If you would like more information on the event or would like to register, please visit: http://proactsafety.com/events/annual-conference

I hope to see you there!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc.

2012 ProAct Safety Event Schedule: See Terry Mathis and Shawn Galloway Live!

safetyculture — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:38:49 +0000

As requested by many of you, below you will find a link to our public events schedule . We hope to see you at one of these seminars!

http://proactsafety.com/events/event-schedule

217 - The Five Dangerous Safety Perceptions – Culture Shock with Shawn M. Galloway

safetyculture — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 13:00:29 +0000

International Safety Excellence Coach Shawn M. Galloway of ProAct Safety shares the five most frequently found perceptions that become dangerous beliefs in organizations on the path to safety excellence. To see more Culture Shock Videos or read Shawn’s column in Canadian Occupational Safety Magazine, visit www.cos-mag.com. For all articles, videos and podcasts visit www.ProActSafety.com/Insights or the blog at www.SafetyCultureExcellence.com

Have a great week!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc.

Accident Causation

safetyculture — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:05:01 +0000

Between the recent articles in safety publications and the capsizing of the Costa Concordia, there is a renewed dialogue among safety professionals and others about accident causation. In the first third of the last century Heinrich proposed, from his observations of accident reports, that 88% of all accidents were the result of unsafe acts, 10% from unsafe conditions, and 2% from undetermined causes. One author recently refuted this, mainly citing the tendency to blame employees for accidents when much of the “cause” was due to systems issues controlled by managers.

While there is validity in looking beyond human behavior, there is great danger in overlooking it and its critical role in accidents. We should always look at the “why”, but we can’t forget the “what.” It looks like we have opened the door to a whole new set of terminology around what has been traditionally labeled “immediate cause,” “underlying cause,” “root cause,” and “contributing factor.” If changing terminology or consolidating terminology helps prevent accidents, I am all for it.

From the discussions on line, there may be a need for better developing the talking points around accident causation. It is hard to synergize solutions when it takes 1200 comments in a LinkedIn group just to get everyone agreeing on terms.

The main point that must not get lost in this discussion is the fact that behaviors , regardless of what causes, prompts, or influences them are critical to risk control and, thus critical to accident prevention. We have assumed a lot over the years about what causes human behavior and how to change it. However we approach it in the future, we must not forget it. If a driver swerves into the other lane, the probability of an accident just dramatically increased. THAT is human behavior.

Now, how do we keep drivers in their own lanes? That is the next level. We err when we think that changing the influences on behavior will automatically and completely and immediately change behavior. If we don’t change behavior, we have missed the mark or are shooting at the wrong targets. It is not about blame, it is about prevention.

If we forget this basic premise as we strive to better understand its causes and influences, we are taking a step forward and falling hopelessly backwards. We need to understand the next level of causation or influence or systems issues or whatever we decide to call it so we can use it to shape behavior, not forget it.

Terry L. Mathis

CEO and Founder

ProAct Safety, Inc.

www.ProActSafety.com

What is wrong with this picture? - Another photo by Shawn M. Galloway

safetyculture — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:12:32 +0000

With my many travels, fortunately or unfortunately I come across some strange situations. Perhaps it’s because I look at things differently, I see things that others don’t, have a strange sense of humor, or just happen to have a camera when someone is doing something completely ridiculous. If you have participated in any of my workshops or seminars you have seen my collection of close to 2000 of these pictures. I’ve decided to start sharing the ones I have personally taken here. I’m curious who might have the best responses to the following two questions:

1. What is wrong with this picture?

2. If you expressed concern to them, what rationale do you think they would provide as a response?

(Remember people do things for a reason. Always seek to understand the reason if you want to influence future decisions.)

I look forward to your thoughts!

Shawn M. Galloway

www.ProActSafety.com

216 - Shawn M. Galloway On Technical And Cultural Training

safetyculture — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:00:06 +0000

Shawn M. Galloway of ProAct Safety discusses how to change workforce behavior through training. MetaPower’s Carl Green asks: “How can we design training vehicles with both technical and cultural parameters?” This conversation is Part 2 in the Listening To Learn series from MP Media. Visit the MetaPower Blog for more Messages That Matter: blog.MetaPower.com For more about Shawn Galloway or ProAct Safety visit: www.ProActSafety.com.

The interview took place in Philadelphia on October 31, 2011 at the National Safety Council Congress & Expo. Produced by Greg Gibson of MP Media/MetaPower International, with assistance from Kevin Healy. You can watch or download the video here, or watch it on YouTube:

Have a great week!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc.

215 - Don’t Integrate Safety Without Integrating Business

safetyculture — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:00:06 +0000

Are you integrating safety into your business? If so, great it is a wonderful thing to do. But, have you also integrated your business into safety? One cannot successfully be accomplished without the other. If you are a successful business and are on the path to safety excellence, what business principles and practices helped you become successful in the marketplace? How can those practices enhance other areas of operations like, safety?

If people do not see the same level of efficiency and effectiveness in safety as they do in their business, how excited are they going to be when being told safety needs to be the way they do their business? If we want people to see how safety helps them with their performance, they have to see integration potential from all angles. What practices do you excel at in business and how could those practices enhance the value-add of safety?

You can either watch the video here at www.SafetyCultureExcellence.com, or you can watch it below from YouTube.

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety

www.ProActSafety.com

www.SafetyCultureExcellence.com

214 - 2012 Career Focus: What Value Will You Generate?

safetyculture — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 13:00:06 +0000

Welcome to 2012. I’d like to start our fourth year podcasting with a video challenge. Two years ago I recorded a very similar video standing in almost the same spot. I asked you what your focus was going to be in 2010. But the focus I was asking about was what you were going to focus on in safety? This year, I ask what are you going to focus on for your career in 2012? While I don’t advocate selfishness, the reality is if you don’t focus first on yourself, you might not have a career for you to make a difference in the lives of others.

Consider the following questions:

· What books are you going to read?

· What seminars are you going to attend?

· What groups are you going to learn from?

· How are you going to maximize the increasing availability of new ideas?

· How are you going to show your ideas

· How are you going to demonstrate value?

· What is the legacy you are going to leave behind?

· What do you want people to believe about you? – boss, peers, those you support in safety?

· What do you need to do to create that legacy?

· How are you going to monitor progress?

· What are you going to do to make certain 2012 becomes a more value-contributing year than ever before?

You can either watch the video here at www.SafetyCultureExcellence.com, or you can watch it below from YouTube.

I wish you a great 2012 and hope it will be your best year yet!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety

www.ProActSafety.com

Personal Development – The Books I Read in 2011

safetyculture — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 19:56:56 +0000

January 2011

1. On Second Thought: Outsmarting Your Mind’s Hard-Wired Habits by Wray Herbert

2. Leaders at All Levels: Deepening Your Talent Pool to Solve the Succession Crisis by Ram Charan

3. Million Dollar Consulting: The Professional’s Guide to Growing a Practice by Alan Weiss

4. The First 90 Days: Critical Success for New Leaders at All Levels by Michael Watkins

5. How To Maximize Fees In Professional Service Firms by Alan Weiss

6. Contrary to Popular Belief: More than 250 False Facts Revealed by Joey Green

7. The Invisible Gorilla: And Other Ways Our Intuition Deceive Us by Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simons

8. Be the Pack Leader: Use Cesar’s Way to Transform Your Dog… and Your Life by Cesar Millan with Melissa Jo Peltier

9. Make Today Count: The Secret of Your Success Is Determined By Your Daily Agenda by John C. Maxwell

10. Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin

February 2011

1. The Leadership Engine: Building Leaders at Every Level by Noel Tichy with Eli Cohen

2. Million Dollar Speaking: The Professional’s Guide to Building Your Platform by Alan Weiss, Ph.D.

3. Understanding A3 Thinking: A Critical Component of Toyota’s PDCA Management Systems by Durward K. Sobek II and Art Smalley

4. For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemmingway

5. What Is Six Sigma? by Pete Pande and Larry Holpp

6. The Secrets of Power Negotiating: How to Gain the Upper Hand in Any Negotiation by Roger Dawson

7. Globalization (EK Essential Managers) by Pervez Ghauri and Sarah Powell

March 2011

1. Self Comes to Mind: Constructing the Conscious Brain by Antonio Damasio

2. Sleights of Mind: What the Neuroscience of Magic Reveals about Our Everyday Deceptions by Stephen L. Macknik, Susana Martinez-Conde and Sandra Blakeslee

3. Gung Ho! Turn On the People in Any Organization by Ken Blanchard and Sheldon Bowles

4. Value-Based Fees: How to Charge – and Get – What You’re Worth by Alan Weiss, Ph.D.

5. Please Hug Me—I’ve Been Delayed: The Only Guide You’ll Ever Need to Help You Survive These Not-So-Friendly Skies by Jeff Michaels

6. Buy-In: Saving Your Good Idea from Getting Shot Down by John P. Kotter

April 2011

1. Leading The Charge: Leadership Lessons From The Battlefield to the Boardroom by General Tony Zinni and Tony Koltz

2. The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy

3. Million Dollar Coaching: Build A World-Class Practice by Helping Others Succeed by Alan Weiss, Ph.D.

4. The Five Most Important Questions You Will Ever Ask About Your Organization by Peter F. Drucker with Jim Collins, Philip Kotler, James Kouzes, Judith Rodin, V. Kasturi Rangan, and Frances Hesselbein

5. The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick) by Seth Godin

6. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal by Eric Schlosser

7. Business Etiquette: 101 Ways to Conduct Business With Charm and Savvy by Ann Marie Sabath

8. Change the Culture, Change the Game: The Breakthrough Strategy for Energizing Your Organization and Creating Accountability for Results by Roger Connors and Tom Smith

9. The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right by Atul Gawande

May 2011

1. Ignore Everything: and 39 Other Keys To Creativity by Hugh MacLeod

2. Poke The Box by Seth Godin

3. The Consulting Bible: Everything You Need to Know to Create and Expand a Seven-Figure Consulting Practice by Alan Weiss, Ph.D.

4. It’s Your Ship: Management Techniques From the Best Damn Ship in the Navy by Michael Abrashoff

5. Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome

6. Tell to Win: Connect, Persuade, and Triumph with the Hidden Power of Story by Peter Guber

7. Decision Points by George W. Bush

8. The Global Consultant: How To Make Seven Figures Across Boarders by Alan Weiss and Omar Khan

June 2011

1. Thrive! Stop Wishing Your Life Away by Alan Weiss

2. The Four-Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman by Timothy Ferriss

3. The Company We Keep: A Husband-And-Wife True-Life Spy Story by Robert Baer and Dayna Baer

4. Leadership Lessons of the Navy Seals: Battle-Tested Strategies for Creating Successful Organizations and Inspiring Extraordinary Results by Jeff Cannon and Jon Cannon

5. In The Sounds and Seas Volume 1 by Marnie Galloway

July 2011

1. Heaven is For Real: A Little Boy’s Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back by Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent

2. Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

3. The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand

4. 10 Stupid Things Couples Do to Mess Up Their Relationships by Dr. Laura Schilessinger

5. Reward Systems: Does Yours Measure Up by Steve Kerr with Glenn Rifkin

August 2011

1. Lessons in Mastery by Anthony Robbins

2. Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

3. Organizational Consulting: How to Be an Effective Internal Change Agent by Alan Weiss

4. The Oz Principle: Getting Results Through Individual and Organizational Accountability by Roger Connors, Tom Smith and Craig Hickman

5. The Art of Non-Conformity: Set Your Own Rules, Live the Life You Want, and Change the World by Chris Guillebeau

September 2011

1. The Lords of Strategy: The Secret Intellectual History of the New Corporate World by Walter Kiechel

2. How Did That Happen?: Holding People Accountable For Results the Positive, Principled Way by Roger Connors and Tom Smith

3. The Six Characteristics of Highly Effective Change Leaders: by Brett Clay

4. Leadership is An Art by Max Depree

October 2011

1. Triangle: The Fire That Changed America by David von Drehle

2. Man’s Search For Meaning by Victor E. Frankl

3. Managing the Generation Mix: From Collision to Collaboration by Carolyn A. Martin, Ph.D. and Bruce Tulgan

4. Journey to the Emerald City: Achieve a Competitive Edge by Creating a Culture of Accountability by Roger Connors and Tom Smith

5. The Secret by Rhonda Byrne

6. The Steve Jobs Way: iLeadership for a New Generation by Jay Elliot and William L. Simon

7. Process Consulting: How to Launch, Implement, and Conclude Successful Consulting Projects by Alan Weiss, Ph.D.

8. Change Anything: The New Science of Personal Success by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, David Maxfield, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler

9. Doing Well By Doing Right: Guidelines, Accountabilities and Discussion About Ethical Management Practices by Alan Weiss, Ph.D.

November 2011

1. The Way We’re Working Isn’t Working: The Four Forgotten Needs That Energize Great Performance by Tony Schwartz

December 2011

1. The Tell-Tell Brain: A Neuroscientist’s Quest For What Makes Us Human by V.S. Ramachandran

2. The Millionaire Messenger: Made a Difference and a Fortune Sharing Your Advice by Brendon Burchard

Happy reading!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc.

Personal Development – The Books I Read in December 2011

safetyculture — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 17:52:34 +0000

December 2011

1. The Tell-Tell Brain: A Neuroscientist’s Quest For What Makes Us Human by V.S. Ramachandran

2. The Millionaire Messenger: Made a Difference and a Fortune Sharing Your Advice by Brendon Burchard

Happy reading!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc.

213 – Shawn Galloway’s Theory of Internalization of Focus

safetyculture — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 13:00:52 +0000

Greetings all! For the video podcast this month, I’d like to share with you one of my models that explains my theory on how we can help people internalize a needed focus in safety. If we want people to be safe, this means risk-free. For this to happen, safety strategies need to be portable and facilitate internalization. I hope you will use these steps to help the people you are supporting in safety. You can either watch the video here at www.SafetyCultureExcellence.com, or you can watch it below from YouTube.

I hope you enjoy and have a great week!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc.

212 - Do-It-Yourself Safety Perception Surveys: Six Important Steps

safetyculture — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:00:40 +0000

Greetings, this podcast recorded while in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. For the podcast this week I’d like to share an article I wrote that was published in the December 2011 edition of BIC Magazine. It was titled “Do-It-Yourself Safety Perception Surveys: Six Important Steps”. The published article can either be found at www.BICALLIANCE.com or under Insights at www.ProActSafety.com.

I hope you enjoy the podcast this week. If you would like to download or play on demand our other podcasts, please visit the ProAct Safety podcast website at: http://www.safetycultureexcellence.com

Have a great week!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc

211 - Shawn M. Galloway Interviewed by MetaPower

safetyculture — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:00:58 +0000

During the 2011 National Safety Council Congress and Expo, I was interviewed by Carl Green of MetaPower. This conversation is part of their Listening to Learn Series from MP Media. You can find their blog at www.blog.MetaPower.com. The video was produced by Greg Gibson of MP Media/MetaPower International, with assistance from Kevin Healy. You can watch or download the video here, or watch it on YouTube:

Have a great week!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc.

Personal Development – The Books I Read in November 2011

safetyculture — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:00:33 +0000

1. The Way We’re Working Isn’t Working: The Four Forgotten Needs That Energize Great Performance by Tony Schwartz

Happy reading!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc.

210 – Galloway Performance Progress – Culture Shock with Shawn M. Galloway

safetyculture — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 13:00:05 +0000

Greetings all! For the video podcast this month, I’m sharing one of my models on the steps towards excellence in individual performance. As always, customization is a critical first step to ensure sustainability; so take these ideas and make them fit your group. You can either watch the video here at www.SafetyCultureExcellence.com, at www.ProActSafety.com/Insights, or directly on the magazine’s site at: http://cos-mag.com or you can watch it below from YouTube.

I hope you enjoy and have a great week!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc.

209 - 10 Questions To Ask About Your Safety Programs

safetyculture — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:00:50 +0000

Greetings, this podcast recorded while working in Lodi, California. For the podcast this week I’d like to share an article I wrote that was published in my column for Canadian Occupational Safety in November 2011. It was titled “10 Questions To Ask About Your Safety Programs”. The published article can either be found at www.COS-MAG.com or under Insights at www.ProActSafety.com.

Have a great week!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc

208 - Ten Years Since 9/11: Searching For Proactive Heroism

safetyculture — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 13:00:49 +0000

Greetings, this podcast recorded while working in Soda Springs, Idaho. For the podcast this week I’d like to share an article I wrote that was published in the November 2011 edition of BIC Magazine. It was titled “Ten Years Since 9/11: Searching For Proactive Heroism.”. The published article can either be found at www.BICALLIANCE.com or under Insights at www.ProActSafety.com.

Have a great week!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc

207 – Calling All Subscribers – A Message From Your Host

safetyculture — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:00:50 +0000

Hello all, recording this podcast while in Philadelphia Pennsylvania at the 2011 National Safety Congress and Expo. I’m sure you will all agree that we all appreciate positive feedback, if only we would give it more often. The goal of this podcast is to hopefully and sincerely provide you with thanks from me. I have been very fortunate to be on the receiving end of some great feedback over the past few months. I started this podcast in January of 2008 with the goal to share some thoughts with some specific clients around the world. The purpose was to help them with reinforcing strategies we had previously trained them on, and share new ones we had discovered as well. Quite quickly we started receiving questions and comments from places in the world we knew we hadn’t worked.

Quite frankly we had some initial concerns that we were sharing our intellectual capital and intellectual property with people who hadn’t compensated us for it. This conversation lasted about five minutes before Terry Mathis and I came to the conclusion that sharing our thoughts, strategies, lessons learned and new ideas was in the best interest of global safety efforts. Within months of this decision we started receiving feedback from subscribers on how they appreciated the strategies we had shared and how they were already seeing progress from implementing our ideas and models. This makes it all worthwhile.

At least once a month I receive detailed emails outlining the progress experienced from either implementing all or some of the ideas. As Terry and I regularly speak at private and public safety conferences and events throughout the world, we are very fortunate to meet many of our subscribers. To see a list of our public events (which updates monthly) where we will next be speaking visit www.ProActSafety.com. If you would like to contact us about a private workshop or consultation, there are ways to do that there as well.

As I’m recording this at the 2011 National Safety Congress and Expo in Philadelphia I was both speaking and moderating at NSC and just happened to be in our booth in the expo area talking with some clients and as I turned around I had the honor of meeting meet another of our subscribers, a gentleman who is the Non-Commissioned Officer In Charge for a United States Air Force Base in a European Country. He shared with me how they have had significant improvement in safety at the base after listening to all of these podcasts and implementing the strategies. As he shook my hand he handed me his Air Force Unit Coin. Being prior military myself, I know what an honor that is. Thank you for that. I’m not sharing his name or base in this story as I want to respect his privacy and that of others who share their stories with me.

It is important that we all receive positive feedback. The feedback provided to me by one of our nation’s heroes makes these podcasts worthwhile. I travel a great deal. I write these podcasts and articles while on the road in different countries and cities. Truthfully had I know what a commitment this would be, providing weekly content, I’m not sure I would have made the decision to start this podcast. But, the feedback I hear from you all, makes it all worthwhile.

Like many of you have taken time to thank me, be sure you take the time to thank the employees and leaders in your companies that have helped you achieve improvement. We can all use a little more positive feedback.

Sincerely, thank you for all that you do and for taking the time to share your thoughts with me, I truly appreciate it. If we haven’t had the opportunity to connect and you have been a long-time subscriber, please feel free to drop me a note at podcast @ proactsafety.com and say hello, I’d love to hear your story.

A quick business note:

This is the 207^th podcast that we have released, at no cost to the subscribers. We will continue to release our podcasts at no charge, however maintaining the availability of previous ones from years past is becoming difficult with the platform we are using to publish them. They only provide us a limited amount of space, which we are getting close to maxing out. With over two hundred podcasts, audio and video that range between a few minutes to sixty minutes each, I guess this should be no surprise. In the next few months we may be forced to remove the public access to some of our earlier posts, so I encourage you to remind others to download them all now while they are still available. If we have to remove these older posts for the purpose of space, we will still make them available to send to you on a memory stick or CD for a small fee to cover these new costs we will incur.

Again, thank you for your dedication to safety excellence on and off the job and thank you for taking our strategies and making them fit your operations; this is after all why we provide these podcasts. Best of luck taking them forward within your company.

Warm regards,

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety

206 - Self-Observation for Safety Performance - Culture Shock with Shawn M. Galloway

safetyculture — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:00:21 +0000

Greetings all! For the video podcast this month, I’m sharing strategies on how to develop and the key considerations when deciding to carry out self-observations. This can be a great supplement to a Behavior-Based Safety process, or simply as an effective self-coaching tool. As always, customization is a critical first step to ensure sustainability; so take these ideas and make them fit your group. You can either watch the video here at www.SafetyCultureExcellence.com, at www.ProActSafety.com/Insights, or directly on the magazine’s site at: http://cos-mag.com or you can watch it below from YouTube.

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I hope you enjoy and have a great week!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc.

Personal Development – The Books I Read in October 2011

safetyculture — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 12:00:42 +0000

1. Triangle: The Fire That Changed America by David von Drehle

2. Man’s Search For Meaning by Victor E. Frankl

3. Managing the Generation Mix: From Collision to Collaboration by Carolyn A. Martin, Ph.D. and Bruce Tulgan

4. Journey to the Emerald City: Achieve a Competitive Edge by Creating a Culture of Accountability by Roger Connors and Tom Smith

5. The Secret by Rhonda Byrne

6. The Steve Jobs Way: iLeadership for a New Generation by Jay Elliot and William L. Simon

7. Process Consulting: How to Launch, Implement, and Conclude Successful Consulting Projects by Alan Weiss, Ph.D.

8. Change Anything: The New Science of Personal Success by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, David Maxfield, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler

9. Doing Well By Doing Right: Guidelines, Accountabilities and Discussion About Ethical Management Practices by Alan Weiss, Ph.D.

Happy reading!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc.

205 - Safety Measurement: The Dysfunctional Big Picture

safetyculture — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 02:35:52 +0000

Greetings, this podcast recorded while working in Anchorage, Alaska. For the podcast this week I’d like to share an article I wrote that was published in the October 2011 edition of EHS Today. It was titled “Safety Measurement: The Dysfunctional Big Picture”. The published article can either be found at www.EHSToday.com or under Insights at www.ProActSafety.com.

Have a great week!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc

204 - Becoming A L.E.A.D.E.R.

safetyculture — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:00:13 +0000

Greetings, this podcast recorded while working in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. For the podcast this week I’d like to share an article I wrote that was published in the October 2011 edition of BIC Magazine. It was titled “Becoming a L.E.A.D.E.R.”. The published article can either be found at www.BICALLIANCE.com or under Insights at www.ProActSafety.com.

Have a great week!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc

203 - Safety Ideas: To Share Or Not To Share?

safetyculture — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 13:00:00 +0000

Greetings, this podcast recorded while working in Monaghan, Ireland. For the podcast this week I’d like to share an article I wrote that was published in my column for Canadian Occupational Safety in October 2011. It was titled “Safety Ideas: To Share or Not to Share?” The published article can either be found at www.COS-MAG.com or under Insights at www.ProActSafety.com.

Have a great week!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc

202 - Five Steps to Sustainable Safety Culture Excellence

safetyculture — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:00:24 +0000

Greetings everyone, this podcast recorded while working in Menomonie, WI. For the podcast this week I’d like to share an article I wrote that was published in the September 2011 edition of BIC Magazine. It was titled “Five Steps to Sustainable Safety Culture Excellence”. The published article can either be found at www.BICALLIANCE.com or under Insights at www.ProActSafety.com.

Have a great week!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc

201 - Policing vs. Coaching for Safety - Culture Shock with Shawn M. Galloway

safetyculture — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 13:00:46 +0000

Greetings all! For the video podcast this month, I’m sharing an exercise that I’ve led with thousands of people to self-discover how to move from being perceived as a cop in safety (safety police) to a coach (safety coaching). As always, customization is a critical first step to ensure sustainability; so take these ideas and make them fit your group. You can either watch the video here at www.SafetyCultureExcellence.com, at www.ProActSafety.com/Insights, or directly on the magazine’s site at: http://cos-mag.com or you can watch it below from YouTube.

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I hope you enjoy and have a great week!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc.

Personal Development – The Books I Read in September 2011

safetyculture — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 15:15:17 +0000

1. The Lords of Strategy: The Secret Intellectual History of the New Corporate World by Walter Kiechel

2. How Did That Happen?: Holding People Accountable For Results the Positive, Principled Way by Roger Connors and Tom Smith

3. The Six Characteristics of Highly Effective Change Leaders: by Brett Clay

4. Leadership is An Art by Max Depree

Happy reading!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc.

200 - Roles in Safety: Often Misunderstood, Rarely Descriptive

safetyculture — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 13:00:59 +0000

Greetings, this podcast recorded while working in Spokane, Washington. For the podcast this week I’d like to share an article I wrote that was published in the August 2011 edition of Canadian Occupational Safety Magazine. It was titled “Roles in Safety: Often Misunderstood, Rarely Descriptive”. The published article can either be found at www.COS-Mag.com or under Insights at www.ProActSafety.com.

Have a great week!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc

199 - Establishing a Sustainable Safety Culture

safetyculture — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 13:00:44 +0000

Greetings, this podcast recorded while working in Plover, Wisconsin. For the podcast this week I’d like to share an article I wrote that was published in the August 2011 edition of EHS Today Magazine. It was titled “Establishing a Sustainable Safety Culture”. The published article can either be found at www.EHSToday.com or under Insights at www.ProActSafety.com.

Have a great week!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc

198 - Policing for Results Leads to Management by Voodoo

safetyculture — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 13:00:32 +0000

Greetings, this podcast recorded while working in Denver, CO. For the podcast this week I’d like to share an article I wrote that was published in the August 2011 edition of BIC Magazine. It was titled “Policing for Results Leads to Management by Voodoo”. The published article can either be found at www.BICALLIANCE.com or under Insights at www.ProActSafety.com.

Have a great week!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc

197 - Individual Coaching Action Plans - Culture Shock with Shawn M. Galloway

safetyculture — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 13:00:40 +0000

Greetings all! For the video podcast this month, I’m sharing a vital methodology used by many global organizations, to help improve the performance of critical employees at any level of the organization. As always, customization is a critical first step to ensure sustainability. You can either watch the video here at www.SafetyCultureExcellence.com, at www.ProActSafety.com/Insights, or directly on the magazine’s site at: http://cos-mag.com or you can watch it below from YouTube.

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I hope you enjoy and have a great week!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc.

Personal Development – The Books I Read in August 2011

safetyculture — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 23:08:13 +0000

1. Lessons in Mastery by Anthony Robbins

2. Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

3. Organizational Consulting: How to Be an Effective Internal Change Agent by Alan Weiss

4. The Oz Principle: Getting Results Through Individual and Organizational Accountability by Roger Connors, Tom Smith and Craig Hickman

5. The Art of Non-Conformity: Set Your Own Rules, Live the Life You Want, and Change the World by Chris Guillebeau

Happy reading!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc.

196 - Public Praise and the Dangers of Demotivation

safetyculture — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:00:25 +0000

Greetings, this podcast was recorded while working in Topeka, Kansas. This week I’d like to share an article I wrote that was published in July 2011 in my column in COS Magazine, it was titled, “Public Praise and the Dangers of Demotivation”. The article can either be found by visiting the magazine’s website at www.COS-MAG.com or under Insights at www.ProActSafety.com.

Have a great week!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc

195 - Deciding To Be The Best Starts With A Few Simple Questions

safetyculture — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 13:00:00 +0000

Greetings, this podcast was recorded while working in Soda Springs, Idaho. This week I’d like to share an article I wrote that was published in June 2011 in my column in BIC Alliance, it was titled, “Deciding To Be the Best Starts With a Few Simple Questions”. The article can either be found by visiting the magazine’s website at www.BICAlliance.com or under Insights at www.ProActSafety.com.

Have a great week!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc

194 - Executive Decisions: Enabling or Hindering Safety Progress?

safetyculture — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 13:00:37 +0000

Greetings, this podcast recorded while working in St. Louis, Missouri. This week I’d like to share an article I wrote, published in April 2011 in my column in BIC Alliance, it was titled, “Executive Decisions: Enabling or Hindering Safety Progress”. The article can either be found by visiting the magazine’s website at www.BICAlliance.com or under Insights at www.ProActSafety.com.

Have a great week!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc

193 - Changing Filters to See Things More Clearly - Culture Shock with Shawn M. Galloway

safetyculture — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 13:00:13 +0000

Greetings all! For the video podcast this month, I’m sharing a story of how my perspective was changed. This reinforced my desire to help others change the lens in which they look at life through. This is critical for self-discovery, which is vital to true performance excellence. You can either watch the video here at www.SafetyCultureExcellence.com, at www.ProActSafety.com/Insights, or directly on the magazine’s site at: http://cos-mag.com or you can watch it below from YouTube.

I hope you enjoy and have a great week!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc.

Personal Development – The Books I Read in July 2011

safetyculture — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 03:18:15 +0000

1. Heaven is For Real: A Little Boy’s Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back by Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent

2. Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

3. The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand

4. 10 Stupid Things Couples Do to Mess Up Their Relationships by Dr. Laura Schilessinger

5. Reward Systems: Does Yours Measure Up by Steve Kerr with Glenn Rifkin

Happy reading!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc.

192 - Passionately Proactive: A Pleading Call To Action

safetyculture — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 13:00:10 +0000

Greetings, this podcast recorded while working in Toronto, Canada. This week I’d like to share an article I wrote that was published in June 2011 by Canadian Occupational Safety. It was titled, “Passionately Proactive: A Pleading Call To Action?” The article can either be found by visiting the magazine’s website at www.COS-MAG.com or under Insights at www.ProActSafety.com.

We have received requests for older podcasts that are no longer available for download on this website. We are looking into why these old podcasts are not able to be accessed. It appears the application expires some of these once they reach a certain age. Even podcasts can have an age complex!

Soon to address this, we will start making some of these older podcasts available through a small purchase that can cover our costs to provide them on a CD or memory stick and ship to your location.

Have a great week!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc

191 - Seeing Risk Through A New Lens

safetyculture — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 13:00:37 +0000

Greetings, this podcast recorded while working in Paris, France. This week I’d like to share an article I wrote that was published in May 2011 by Canadian Occupational Safety. It was titled, “Seeing Risk Through A New Lens?” The article can either be found by visiting the magazine’s website at www.COS-MAG.com or under Insights at www.ProActSafety.com.

Soon to address this, we will start making some of these older podcasts available through a small purchase that can cover our costs to provide them on a CD or memory stick and ship to your location.

Have a great week!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc

190 - What Determines Your Safety Focus?

safetyculture — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 13:00:23 +0000

Greetings, this podcast recorded while working in Colmar, France. This week I’d like to share an article I wrote that was published in the May 2011 edition of Occupational Health & Safety Magazine. It was titled, “What determines Your Safety Focus?” The article can either be found by visiting the magazine’s website at www.OHSOnline.com or under Insights at www.ProActSafety.com.

Soon to address this, we will start making some of these older podcasts available through a small purchase that can cover our costs to provide them on a CD or memory stick and ship to your location.

Have a great week!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc

189 - S.T.E.P.S. Strategic Targets for Excellent Performance in Safety

safetyculture — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:00:26 +0000

Hello everyone I hope you are having a great week! This week’s podcast recorded while working in Colmar, France. This week I’d like to share an article written by Terry L. Mathis, Founder and CEO of ProAct Safety. It was published in the June 2011 edition of EHS Today and titled, “S.T.E.P.S. Strategic Targets for Excellent Performance in Safety.” The article can either be found by visiting the magazine’s website at www.EHSToday.com or under Insights at www.ProActSafety.com.

Soon to address this, we will start making some of these older podcasts available through a small purchase that can cover our costs to provide them on a CD or memory stick and ship to your location.

Have a great week!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc

188 – Change is Inevitable, Support Is Not

safetyculture — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 13:00:28 +0000

Greetings, this podcast recorded while working in Kingsport, Tennessee where I was honored to deliver a Keynote titled: Creating a Sustainable HSES (Health, Safety, Environmental, and Security) Culture for a great organization. Prior to the talk I decided to record an article I wrote for my column in BIC Alliance, it was titled, “Change is Inevitable, Support Is Not”. It was published May 2011. The article can either be found by visiting the magazine’s website at www.BICAlliance.com or under Insights at www.ProActSafety.com.

Soon to address this, we will start making some of these older podcasts available through a small purchase that can cover our costs to provide them on a CD or memory stick and ship to your location.

Have a great week!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc

Personal Development – The Books I Read in June 2011

safetyculture — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 22:26:23 +0000

1. Thrive! Stop Wishing Your Life Away by Alan Weiss

2. The Four-Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman by Timothy Ferriss

3. The Company We Keep: A Husband-And-Wife True-Life Spy Story by Robert Baer and Dayna Baer

4. Leadership Lessons of the Navy Seals: Battle-Tested Strategies for Creating Successful Organizations and Inspiring Extraordinary Results by Jeff Cannon and Jon Cannon

5. In The Sounds and Seas Volume 1 by Marnie Galloway

Happy reading!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc.

187 – Safety Culture: A Matter of Characteristics or Capabilities?

safetyculture — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 13:00:42 +0000

Greetings, this podcast recorded while working in Blacklick, Ohio where I’m leading a private Lean Behavior-Based Safety® Internal Consultant Workshop for a great organization. If this is something you are interested in, or would like to join a scheduled public workshop, please visit: http://www.proactsafety.com/events for a schedule. For the podcast this week I’d like to share an article written by Terry L. Mathis that was published April 2011 in EHS Today. It was titled “Safety Culture: A Matter of Characteristics or Capabilities?” The published article can be found at the magazine’s website at www.EHSToday.com or under Insights at www.ProActSafety.com.

I hope you enjoy the podcast this week. If you would like to download or play on demand our other Safety Culture Excellence® podcasts, please visit the ProAct Safety’s podcast website at: http://www.safetycultureexcellence.com

Have a great week!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc

186 - On Feedback - Providing It Due To An Observed Unethical Situation

safetyculture — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 13:00:51 +0000

Begin first with this question: Are you looking to provide feedback to this person for your reasons, or for the benefit of someone else? If someone else, is the person open to the feedback and do you believe it will make a difference? If no, back to the first question. If yes, speak kindly, provide rationale for why you are concerned, and help them see it from another person’s point of view. Ensure they know you are speaking from the heart and care for them as an individual, not just serving an internal desire to say something. You will do well if they know you care.

Give feedback, just be cautious in your approach.

Have a great week!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc.

185 - On Behaviors: Causation, or Prevention?

safetyculture — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 13:00:26 +0000

In 1990 there were certain beliefs and practices that were viewed as state of the art and acceptable. I’m sure in 2030 we will look back at 2011 and challenge much of what is said today on the topic of behavioral approaches. Here in lies the criticality of never accepting a one-size-fits-all methodology to injury prevention and remaining continuously searching for a better approach. No one has the silver bullet, yet we all together can contribute to making this a safer world by striving for a better way to accomplish our goals through dialogue such as this.

My research and experience with hundreds of global projects in every major industry leads me to believe that the vast majority of incidents (injury, process, equipment damage, etc.) have a conditional, behavioral, organizational, and cultural contributing factor. Now the question is, contributing factor to prevention, or causation? The latter leads people to feel a greater sense of blame than the former. Blame isn’t beneficial for anyone other than those placing it. Moreover, it doesn’t facilitate ownership in prevention.

It is my belief that behaviors can indeed prevent and cause an event to occur, they can also be the reason an event was avoided. We must look beyond the behavior and remind ourselves people do things for a reason. If we only address the behavior, without addressing the reason, the sustainability of our intervention strategies will be limited at best. Certainly focusing on behaviors in a vacuum might produce faster results, but is it fast or lasting improvement we want? A little of both would be ideal indeed. I prefer sustainable value-add.

What are your thoughts?

I hope you enjoy the podcast this week. If you would like to download or play on demand our other podcasts, please visit ProAct Safety’s podcast website at: http://www.safetycultureexcellence.com

Have a great week!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc.

184 - Incentives and Rewards: Lazy and Criminal, or Excellent Management?

safetyculture — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 13:00:17 +0000

Some thoughts on Incentives and Rewards for the podcast this week:

The following is from a 1993 HBR Article titled: Rethinking Rewards: “In fact, we believe our incentive compensation program is at the heart of our company’s success… Since we adopted this approach, the quality of the budgeting process has substantially improved. Finally, award opportunities are uncapped, and, as a result, they encourage the entrepreneurial spirit that we value. When designed effectively and integrated thoroughly into the management process, executive incentive programs work well for management and shareholders alike.” L. Dennis Kozlowski (Former Chairman and CEO of Tyco Laboratories and now residing in a New York Correctional Facility for financial crimes).

If a site were to imagine what safety excellence looks like, what role do incentives play? I would not define safety culture excellence by what we have to do to prompt desirable behavior. Excellence to me looks like a naturally occurring series of desirable behaviors that occur unprompted. I prefer approaches that inspire people to do things above and beyond what is required for the right reasons, and recognize them for then doing more than what is expected for their job. Often positive reinforcement (R+) is sufficient.

Managers can certainly reward the individual behaviors, nothing wrong with recognizing behaviors that helped achieve a result. I agree with that. I just want to ensure people are performing these desirable behaviors for the right reason, not the reward. If an organization cannot afford to pay their reward program and if the behaviors are not occurring for intrinsic reasons, they will often cease. I choose to set goals, inspire, coach, recognize and then lead by not leading.

When people see progress and are recognized for their individual efforts, you have developed a sustainable model for performance. Telling them if you do this, I’ll give you that and then no longer can, isn’t sustainable. It should be recognized that we all are trying to develop paths to the same goal: Creating a world safe and free from risks and a society that knows the precautions necessary to keep themselves injury and disease-free. Both I believe can only be sustainable through an intrinsic passion for excellence, and the right combination of tools. Incentives can certainly be a starting point; they just shouldn’t be the ending one. If this is a site’s ending point, than they aren’t there yet.

What are your thoughts?

Have a great week!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc.

On Feedback - Providing It Due To An Observed Unethical Situation

safetyculture — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 20:12:18 +0000

Begin first with this question: Are you looking to provide feedback to this person for your reasons, or for someone else’s benefit? If someone else, is the person open to the feedback and do you believe it will make a difference? If no, back to the first question. If yes, speak kindly, provide rationale for why you are concerned, and help them see it from another person’s point of view. Ensure they know you are speaking from the heart and care for them as an individual, not just serving an internal desire to say something. You will do well if they know you care.

Give feedback, just be cautious in your approach.

Personal Development – The Books I Read in May 2011

safetyculture — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 13:00:28 +0000

1. Ignore Everything: and 39 Other Keys To Creativity by Hugh MacLeod

2. Poke The Box by Seth Godin

3. The Consulting Bible: Everything You Need to Know to Create and Expand a Seven-Figure Consulting Practice by Alan Weiss, Ph.D.

4. It’s Your Ship: Management Techniques From the Best Damn Ship in the Navy by Michael Abrashoff

5. Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome

6. Tell to Win: Connect, Persuade, and Triumph with the Hidden Power of Story by Peter Guber

7. Decision Points by George W. Bush

8. The Global Consultant: How To Make Seven Figures Across Boarders by Alan Weiss and Omar Khan

Happy reading!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc.

183 - Overcoming Tomorrow’s Challenges: The Transformational HSE Leader

safetyculture — Mon, 30 May 2011 13:00:08 +0000

Greetings, this podcast recorded while working in Nashville, Tennessee. For the podcast this week I’d like to share an article I wrote that was published April 2011 in HR Perspectives. It was titled “Overcoming Tomorrow’s Challenges: The Transformational HSE Leader”. The published article can be found under Insights at www.ProActSafety.com.

Have a great week!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc

On Behaviors: Causation, or Prevention?

safetyculture — Fri, 27 May 2011 21:18:43 +0000

What are your thoughts?

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc.

www.ProActSafety.com

Incentives and Rewards: Lazy and Criminal, or Excellent Management?

safetyculture — Thu, 26 May 2011 20:26:28 +0000

Some thoughts on Incentives and Rewards:

What are your thoughts?

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc.

182 – The Contributing Factors of Behavior-Based Safety Failures

safetyculture — Mon, 23 May 2011 13:00:34 +0000

Greetings, this podcast recorded while working in Jacksonville, Florida. For the podcast this week I’d like to share an article I wrote that was published in the March 2011 edition of EHS Today Magazine. It was titled “The Contributing Factors of Behavior-Based Safety Failures”. The published article can either be found at www.EHSToday.com or http://www.proactsafety.com/insights/articles-and-white-papers.

Have a great week!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc

181 – I Had Your Attention, Now What? Ensuring Communication Effectiveness

safetyculture — Mon, 16 May 2011 13:05:11 +0000

Greetings, this podcast recorded while working in College Station, Texas. For the podcast this week I’d like to share an article I wrote that was published in the March 2011 edition of Canadian Occupational Safety Magazine. It was titled “I Had Your Attention, Now What? Ensuring Communication Effectiveness”. The published article can either be found at www.COS-MAG.com or under Insights at www.ProActSafety.com.

Have a great week!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc

180 - For Sustainable Safety Leaders Must Do More Coaching Less Policing

safetyculture — Sat, 14 May 2011 13:00:24 +0000

Greetings, this podcast recorded while working in Cottage Grove, Minnesota. I’d like to share an article I wrote that was published in the February 2011 edition of Drilling Contractor Magazine. It was titled “For Sustainable Safety, Leaders Must Do More Coaching, Less Policing”. The published article can either be found at www.DrillingContractor.org or under Insights at www.ProActSafety.com.

Have a great week!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc

Personal Development – The Books I Read in April 2011

safetyculture — Wed, 04 May 2011 13:00:58 +0000

1. Leading The Charge: Leadership Lessons From The Battlefield to the Boardroom by General Tony Zinni and Tony Koltz

2. The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy

3. Million Dollar Coaching: Build A World-Class Practice by Helping Others Succeed by Alan Weiss, Ph.D.

5. The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick) by Seth Godin

6. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal by Eric Schlosser

7. Business Etiquette: 101 Ways to Conduct Business With Charm and Savvy by Ann Marie Sabath

8. Change the Culture, Change the Game: The Breakthrough Strategy for Energizing Your Organization and Creating Accountability for Results by Roger Connors and Tom Smith

9. The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right by Atul Gawande

Happy reading!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety

179 - Fear And Inspiration: Two Sides Of The Motivational Coin

safetyculture — Mon, 02 May 2011 13:00:23 +0000

Greetings, this podcast recorded while working in Buena Park, CA. For the podcast this week I’d like to share an article I wrote that was published in the March 2011 edition of BIC Magazine. It was titled “Fear And Inspiration: Two Sides Of The Motivational Coin”. The published article can either be found at www.BICALLIANCE.com or under Insights at www.ProActSafety.com.

Have a great week!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc

178 - Motivation Through Fear: How To Destroy An Effective Culture

safetyculture — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 13:00:04 +0000

Greetings, this podcast recorded while working in Dallas, Texas. For the podcast this week, I’d like to share an article I wrote that was published in the February 2011 edition of BIC Magazine. It was titled “Motivation Through Fear: How To Destroy An Effective Culture”. The published article can either be found at www.BICALLIANCE.com or under Insights at www.ProActSafety.com.

Have a great week!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc

177 - Innovate or Follow: The Argument Against A Best Practice

safetyculture — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 13:00:38 +0000

Greetings, this podcast recorded while working in Wayne, Michigan. For the topic this week I’d like to share an article “Innovate or Follow: The Argument Against A Best Practice”. The published article can be found at www.Incident-Prevention.com or under Insights at www.ProActSafety.com.

Have a great week!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc

176 - A Structured Approach to Coaching - Culture Shock with Shawn Galloway

safetyculture — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 13:00:51 +0000

Greetings all! For the video podcast this month, I’m sharing a video where I discuss a proven, structured approach to coaching for performance of any kind. Like always, please take these approaches and make them fit your organization. Customization is a critical first step to ensure sustainability.. You can either watch the video here at www.SafetyCultureExcellence.com, at www.ProActSafety.com/Insights, or directly on the magazine’s site at: http://cos-mag.com or you can watch it below from YouTube.

I hope you enjoy and have a great week!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc.

Personal Development – The Books I Read in March 2011

safetyculture — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 14:21:16 +0000

1. Self Comes to Mind: Constructing the Conscious Brain by Antonio Damasio

2. Sleights of Mind: What the Neuroscience of Magic Reveals about Our Everyday Deceptions by Stephen L. Macknik, Susana Martinez-Conde and Sandra Blakeslee

3. Gung Ho! Turn On the People in Any Organization by Ken Blanchard and Sheldon Bowles

4. Value-Based Fees: How to Charge – and Get – What You’re Worth by Alan Weiss, Ph.D.

5. Please Hug Me—I’ve Been Delayed: The Only Guide You’ll Ever Need to Help You Survive These Not-So-Friendly Skies by Jeff Michaels

6. Buy-In: Saving Your Good Idea from Getting Shot Down by John P. Kotter

Happy reading!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety

175 - Why We Fail to See Risk

safetyculture — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 13:00:10 +0000

Greetings, this podcast recorded while working in New Iberia, LA. For the topic this week I’d like to share an article I wrote that published in the January 2011 edition of EHS Today. It was titled “Why We Fail to See Risk” The published article can be found at www.EHSToday.com or under Insights at www.ProActSafety.com.

Have a great week!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc

174 - Preparing Workers for Safety Improvement

safetyculture — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 13:00:50 +0000

Greetings, this podcast recorded while working in El Paso, Texas. For the topic this week I’d like to share an article written by ProAct Safety’s Founder and CEO, Terry L. Mathis. It was published in January 2011 by Safety.com. It was titled “Preparing Workers for Safety Improvement” The published article can be found at www.Safety.com or under Insights at www.ProActSafety.com.

Have a great week!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc

173 - Identifying The Right Leaders: Culture Shock With Shawn Galloway

safetyculture — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 13:00:53 +0000

Greetings all! For the video podcast this month, I’m sharing a video where I discuss a very effective approach to identifying the right leaders either through hiring or promotion. You can either watch the video here at www.SafetyCultureExcellence.com, at www.ProActSafety.com/Insights, or directly on the magazine’s site at: http://cos-mag.com or you can watch it below from YouTube.

I hope you enjoy and have a great week!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc.

172 – Ownership In Safety: The Challenge Of Increasing Headcount

safetyculture — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 13:00:39 +0000

Greetings, this podcast recorded while working in El Paso, Texas. For the podcast this week I’d like to share an article I wrote that was published in January 2011 by Canadian Occupational Safety Magazine. It was titled “Ownership In Safety: The Challenge Of Increasing Headcount?” The published article can either be found at www.COS-Mag.com or under Insights at www.ProActSafety.com.

Have a great week!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc

171 – Communicating Safety: Can I Get A Receipt?

safetyculture — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 13:00:50 +0000

Greetings, this podcast recorded while working in Las Vegas, Nevada. For the podcast this week I’d like to share an article I wrote that was published in November 2010 by Canadian Occupational Safety Magazine. It was titled “Communicating Safety: Can I Get A Receipt?” The published article can either be found at www.COS-Mag.com or under Insights at www.ProActSafety.com.

Have a great week!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc

Personal Development – The Books I Read in February 2011

safetyculture — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 04:36:50 +0000

1. The Leadership Engine: Building Leaders at Every Level by Noel Tichy with Eli Cohen

2. Million Dollar Speaking: The Professional’s Guide to Building Your Platform by Alan Weiss, Ph.D.

3. Understanding A3 Thinking: A Critical Component of Toyota’s PDCA Management Systems by Durward K. Sobek II and Art Smalley

4. For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemmingway

5. What Is Six Sigma? by Pete Pande and Larry Holpp

6. The Secrets of Power Negotiating: How to Gain the Upper Hand in Any Negotiation by Roger Dawson

7. Globalization (EK Essential Managers) by Pervez Ghauri and Sarah Powell

Happy reading!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety

170 - Challenging, Changing Five Dangerous Safety Perceptions

safetyculture — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 13:00:15 +0000

Greetings, this podcast recorded while working in Chicago, IL. For the podcast this week I’d like to share an article I wrote that was published in the December 2010/January 2011 edition of BIC Magazine. It was titled “Challenging, Changing Five Dangerous Safety Perceptions”. The published article can either be found at www.BICALLIANCE.com or under Insights at www.ProActSafety.com.

Have a great week!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc

169 - The Five Most Dangerous Safety Perceptions: The Belief Barriers to Excellence

safetyculture — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 13:00:01 +0000

Greetings, this podcast recorded while working in San Diego, California. For the podcast this week I’d like to share an article I wrote that was published in the November 2010 edition of BIC Magazine. It was titled “The Five Most Dangerous Safety Perceptions: The Belief Barriers to Excellence”. The published article can either be found at www.BICAlliance.com or under Insights at www.ProActSafety.com. Here you will find a link to other insights into safety excellence.

Have a great week!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc

168 – Personal Family Safety Focus: Do You Have One? – Culture Shock With Shawn Galloway

safetyculture — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 13:00:19 +0000

Greetings all! For the video podcast this month, I’m sharing a video where I discuss developing a Personal Family Safety Focus. Do YOU have one? You can either watch the video here at www.SafetyCultureExcellence.com, at www.ProActSafety.com/Insights, or directly on the magazine’s site at: http://cos-mag.com or you can watch it below from YouTube.

I hope you enjoy and have a great week!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc.

167 – Asking the Right Questions: A Critical Step to Safety Improvement

safetyculture — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 13:00:44 +0000

Greetings, this podcast recorded while working in Tulsa, Oklahoma. For the podcast this week I’d like to share an article written by ProAct Safety Founder and CEO, Terry L. Mathis. It was titled “Asking the Right Questions: A Critical Step to Safety Improvement” published in the November 2010 edition of EHS Today. The published article can either be found at www.EHSToday or under Insights at www.ProActSafety.com.

Have a great week!

Shawn M. Galloway

ProAct Safety, Inc

Personal Development – The Books I Read in January 2011

safetyculture — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 18:51:05 +0000