wendy safety leadership[1]

WENDY STEIN, Safety SpecialistSafety, Health, Environmental & Quality Assurance Division

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LEADERSHIPLEADERSHIP• Leaders GENERALLY fall into two categories

• Those who help others discover and achieve their potential

• Those who direct the work of others to achieve an end

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LEADERSHIPLEADERSHIP• YOU BECOME AN EFFECTIVE LEADER

WHEN . . . .

• YOU discover the leadership traits YOUhave – and use them to develop and lead improvements in the safety culture in your JOB & AT YOUR WORK SITE

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LEADERSHIPLEADERSHIP

• Is the process by which YOU find yourself influencing a group to move toward the attainment of a COMMON goals. . . . .

QUALITY PRODUCTIVITY

SAFETY

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LEADERSHIPLEADERSHIP

• COMMON goals benefit groups instead of simply individuals

• LEADING involves a power sharing relationship between two or more individuals in which the power is distributed unevenly

• The LEADER having more power & authority which should be applied toward GOAL ACHIEVMENT

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• AS A RESULT LEADERS MUST USE THIS POWER BOTH EFFECTIVELY AND FAIRLY

LEADERSHIPLEADERSHIP

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LEADERSHIP & POWERLEADERSHIP & POWER

• EXPERTISE POWER - You have special knowledge

• REWARD POWER - You can bestow gifts for the right behavior

• COERCIVE POWER - You can use force to get what you want

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•REFERENT POWER - You are charismatic AND persuasive

LEADERSHIP & POWERLEADERSHIP & POWER

•LEGITIMATE POWER - You have positional authority that allows you to make decisions.LEADERSHIP ISN'T ALL ABOUT YOU; IT'S ABOUT SERVING THE VISION AND THE PEOPLE WHO WILL MAKE THAT VISION COME ALIVE

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• THE PURSUIT OF QUALITY MUST START WITH OUR LEADERS – WHO ARE THEY?

LEADERSHIPLEADERSHIP

• GENERAL MANAGER• DIRECTORS• MANAGERS• FOREMEN

• PROJECT PLANNERS• CREW LEADERS• SENIOR CREW

PERSONS

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WHAT IS LEADERSHIP?WHAT IS LEADERSHIP?• An act or instance of leading; guidance; direction;

• Knowledge and daring

• Savvy and persistence

• Vision and values

• Partnership and voice

• The capacity to create or catch vision; A constructive spirit of discontent;

• A constructive spirit of discontent

• A willingness to take responsibility

• Peer respect

• A quality that makes people listen to them

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• Opportunities for Growth

• Stable & Long Term Employment

• Survival of Business

WHY MUST WE INSIST ON LEADERSHIP IN WHY MUST WE INSIST ON LEADERSHIP IN SAFETY?SAFETY?

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What Does Safety Leadership Mean to What Does Safety Leadership Mean to YOUYOU

"Costs WILL go down and productivity WILL go up, as OUR safety culture improves.”

• FEWER LOST TIME INJURIES

• LOWER INSURANCE COSTS

• MORE AND BETTER OPPORTUNITIES FOR FUTURE WORKLOAD

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HEIGHTENED SAFETY AWARENESSHEIGHTENED SAFETY AWARENESS

• REDUCED RISKS• EMPLOYEE INVOLVEMENT• OWNERSHIP OF WORK• FUTURE COMPANY LEADERS

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ONLY YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR SAFETY

We can only provide you the tools and knowledge to work safely

HEIGHTENED SAFETY AWARENESSHEIGHTENED SAFETY AWARENESS

I start with the premise that the function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not

more followers.RALPH NADER: