When I was employed by Johnson and Johnson over a decade ago, sustainability became one of the focus areas; but, at that time, sustainability was primarily environmental stewardship of manufactured products and ensuring proper we management throughout their life cycles. The idea of sustainability has morphed into a term that includes not only the life…
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Using Strategic Thinking
There is lots of buzz about “strategy” from strategic planning to strategic objectives but having a strategic though pattern can assist an EHS professional in ensuring effectiveness. Strategic thinking was the title of one of the sessions I attended at the American Society for Safety Engineers (ASSE) Leadership Symposium. The session was given…
Are Radical Changes Required to Implement An Effective Safety Culture?
I recently read an article entitled The CEO of Anglo American on Getting Serious About Safety featured in the Harvard Business Review about tough decisions Cynthia Carroll made to begin shifting the culture of her company. The article was thought provoking and I admire Cynthia for her ability to shut down a platinum mining operation to announce to…