Some organizations succeed readily with new safety initiatives while others struggle. Why is that? This article, the first in a series of three, outlines the dynamics of high-performing organizations and how senior leaders can support new and existing safety efforts.
A study of sites using the same behavior-based safety methodology matched pairs of sites by industry, site size, and time in the process. In each comparison some organizations were steadily improving (the ripples flowed freely) while others were struggling (like ripples in molasses or the ocean). The study showed that leadership behavior was a critical success factor.