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Over the years I have witnessed what seems like countless small business owners who have great products and great enthusiasm for their products and businesses. 

Research has shown that great companies have certain similar traits, characteristics and attributes.

Why does safety get scrutinized in a way I don’t see human resources and quality professionals going under the microscope?

Do you value safety? Prove it with time and money. Put your reputation on the line. Then you will show results.

“In politics, your enemies can’t hurt you, but your friends will kill you.”

I had hoped that in the worst economic climate that most of us have ever seen we might see meaningful change in the safety profession. 

The concepts for Human Performance Improvement (HPI) have been advocated for use in safety programs for a number of years. 

You know about dissonance — that uncomfortable feeling you get when you believe strongly about one thing, but think, say or do another. 

How can top leaders be unaware of illegal practices, like the Murdoch organizational problems in Great Britain with the hacking of cell phones and paying off of police? 

How could this hypothetical but all too common scenario happen?