BC Podcast Radio

Execution - Part 1

Mon, 3 Aug 2009 01:41:50 -0500

THE DIFFERENCE THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE ACHIEVING SUPERIOR SAFETY PERFORMANCE

PART ONE OF TWO
Duration: 22:44 minutes

Presentation for submission to the 2009 ASSE Professional Development Conference

Presenters:
Paul Balmert, Principal
Balmert Consulting
V. Scott Pignolet, Vice President
Balmert Consulting

Abstract:

Well recognized in the effort to see to it that everyone goes home safe every day is the value of policies, procedures, programs and standards. From boardroom to conference
room, from halls of Congress to union hall, when the talk turns to safety - performance and improvement - topics like these normally get the lion’s share of the air time.

What is all too often overlooked in the effort to understand and improve safety performance is the role played by execution.

This presentation will begin by examining the reasons why execution is often overlooked by researchers, experts, rule-makers and even top managers. On the surface, those
reasons behind this collective blind spot appear straightforward; viewed at a deeper level, they turn out to be far more complex.

Then, the presentation will treat the matter of what is required to achieve superior safety execution: these are the unwritten rules that govern execution. They’ll be accompanied by a description of the leadership and management practices that determine the level of
execution.

Execution - Part 2

Mon, 3 Aug 2009 01:08:07 -0500

THE DIFFERENCE THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE ACHIEVING SUPERIOR SAFETY PERFORMANCE

PART TWO OF TWO
Duration: 29:46 minutes

Presentation for submission to the 2009 ASSE Professional Development Conference

Presenters:
Paul Balmert, Principal
Balmert Consulting
V. Scott Pignolet, Vice President
Balmert Consulting

Abstract:

Well recognized in the effort to see to it that everyone goes home safe every day is the value of policies, procedures, programs and standards. From boardroom to conference
room, from halls of Congress to union hall, when the talk turns to safety - performance and improvement - topics like these normally get the lion’s share of the air time.

What is all too often overlooked in the effort to understand and improve safety performance is the role played by execution.

This presentation will begin by examining the reasons why execution is often overlooked by researchers, experts, rule-makers and even top managers. On the surface, those
reasons behind this collective blind spot appear straightforward; viewed at a deeper level, they turn out to be far more complex.

Then, the presentation will treat the matter of what is required to achieve superior safety execution: these are the unwritten rules that govern execution. They’ll be accompanied by a description of the leadership and management practices that determine the level of
execution.