Jon Kaufman is the co-founder of KL&P Marketing and KL&P Motivation. KL&P designs and administrates incentive programs, company stores and branded merchandise programs, and developed The Safety Culture Management System. Clients include AT&T, Oldcastle Materials, Kroger, and dozens of other Fortune 1000 firms. Jon can be reached at (800) 359-7995, x228, or at jkaufman@klp.com.
Just when you thought that your company had a renewed focus on productivity in these times of high unemployment, you get hit upside the head with that cruel master called Fact.
We pilot ton-and-a-half hunks of metal down a crowded highway while talking on the phone, listening to angry talk-show hosts, drinking our coffee and thinking about what will greet us at work.
Today’s leaders are using incentives and motivation to encourage a higher level of systems thinking and collaboration, resulting in an organizational culture that is flexible and able to embrace change.
If you believe that a safe culture depends upon employees who are fully engaged and motivated to involve themselves in the continuous improvement of process and procedure, you will see the merits of using leading indicators as your foremost measure.
To the extent that employees are fully engaged in the process of safety, health and environment, companies can expect enhanced performance, quality and profits.