PETERSEN'S PAGE: Your vision for safety excellence
In developing your organization’s “vision†of safety excellence, you might look beyond safety to today’s management philosophies to see how they apply. For instance, the book “Built to Last†by James C. Collins and Jerry I. Porras examines the characteristics of organizations successful for more than 50 years and explains why. Collins goes further in his study of organizational excellence in his more recent book, “Good to Great.†Here are some thoughts from both books that apply to safety: