Articles by James E. Leemann Ph.D.

Recently a colleague at my office, Dr. Ron Schulingkamp, shared a Quality Progress article entitled “Quality vs. Safety” by Mustafa Ghaleiw.

OSHA is describing its I2P2 as a proactive process to help employers find and fix workplace hazards before workers get hurt.

Drawing upon Dr. James’ theory (i.e., definition), I’ll take a stab at categorizing a Safety narcissist into two groups of individuals – the employee version and the safety professional version.

When undertaking an organizational transformation, often we are challenged to explain what the culture is and why we need to “change” it.

Continuing the changing culture theme from last month, let’s explore Mark Bodnarczuk’s Island of Excellence® Change Model.

Do you believe there is a subculture within the overall culture of your organization that is all about safety and nothing else?

This month we will cover the need for Power.

Last month I wrote about safety and health professionals who are motivated by the need for Achievement.

Have you ever wondered what motivates you and the people you work with and for?

During the past 40+ years, safety panaceas have produced degrees of temporary success and expensive failures. One of the most hotly debated is behavior-based safety (BBS).