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Leadership is a trait humanity respects. The more people respect, the more they’re prepared to do.

This article exposes the forgotten knowledge of mentorship and aims to bridge the gap between safety, influence, and technology. After reading this article you’ll consider influencial ways of training which will breathe a classic-autonomy into your organization that’s sure to improve you and your colleagues future.

Safety’s not just about appeasing government regulation, it鈥檚 about conveying a message to your staff that you are taking the extra steps so they don鈥檛 fall. A good leader can be hard to spot, however bad ones stand out like a leaky steam valve. If your employees are second guessing, they鈥檙e not working…

What sets modern people aside from say miners in the 1600s, or riveters in the 1800s, is their aversion to authority. The horrid working conditions of the 1900s proved that being a part of a bigger structure didn鈥檛 guarantee your own wellbeing. And it鈥檚 true, this wasn鈥檛 a new lesson but coupled with education, it gives the new worker a skepticism that was otherwise drowned out by needs in the past.

The fact of the matter is many people work because they need to. It鈥檚 easy to assume everyone will want to work for society but their willingness to do so rests on what they assume they鈥檒l be doing. If they think they鈥檒l be abandoned, they鈥檙e not going to work in a confined space. If they are skeptical of lock out procedures, they鈥檙e less willing to work on that conveyor belt. And let鈥檚 not forget the pathogens people in the fast-food industry are exposed to just by facing the public every day.

What managers need to realize is people don鈥檛 need leaders like they used to. They鈥檙e not drawn to authority like a herdsman required a king to avenge him for border transgressions. It鈥檚 much different, they need money. That鈥檚 about it鈥� At first鈥� But a wise leader could build more.

Sure, there are many who can choose their occupation and even their company. Those are the lucky ones; and if we think of it relatively, they鈥檙e a drop in the ocean.

People have become individually pragmatic. They look out for themselves and colleagues, and that can create a 鈥榯hem vs authority鈥� atmosphere in a large organization. That has less to do with management and more to do with the disconnect that naturally happens in large systems.

So quite simply, a good leader needs to harness this new energy. It鈥檚 easy, the people essentially don鈥檛 want to be harmed in an avoidable way. Therefore, policies must be enacted to eliminate those possibilities.

One of the best traits of a leader is picking other leaders to run things he cannot. So, one of the most important starts for an inspiring safety policy is to make sure your leaders are experienced at the task they oversee. To do this you need to:

These three methods are crucial and essentially autonomous after you鈥檝e succeeded in your selection. Why? Because these veterans know, they know more than that third party consultant, and they probably know more than most government big picture staff can predict.

That鈥檚 not to say consultants aren鈥檛 knowledgeable, because they are, but your staff will listen to one of their own much more attentively. Thus, making it all the more valuable.

Your experienced staff can attribute real stories that resonate with the tasks your people will be performing every day. To them and you, this is priceless.

When I said it was autonomous before, what I meant was these leaders you鈥檝e chosen can now pick the best people to fill various roles within their team; they can also help select safety training courses for your unique requirements. Which will in turn translate to fewer accidents and more respect for upper management.

You don鈥檛 have to do precisely what your leaders say, but their voice coupled with your HR team will allow you to keep your workers鈥� stake present. Perhaps some won鈥檛 see this at first, but in the long run, your safety track record will improve.

These are just simple procedures our ancestors used to train our youth. Fostering the communal setting and tapping into your vetern-workers renown is by far the easiest and best way to teach. These techniques have been lost with the education industry advertising courses that circumvent entry-level positions. But in reality, entry-level positions are still the most common jobs out there. You need boots on the ground.

So, what your carefully chosen leaders do is guarantee your safety policies will be more respected and better retained. They do this simply through influence. This influence and experience is the core of human experience and resonates in us all.

Maslow鈥檚 Hierarchy of Needs tells us that safety is as important, if not more than employment. So, we should never make an employee choose between the two. That would instantly erode their trust and make them question every order from there out. Naturally, all supervisors must be aware of this as well.

After your influential sergeants are in place, and your safety policy is plowing through risks unscathed, it鈥檚 important to monitor your program for problems. Do so by:

So that should be it. Now your foundations laid so you need to speak with staff in order to spot weathering. If there are problems arising, they could be attributed to people changing, and new circumstances which can be adjusted only after hearing or seeing them.

You may wonder why this article has a military sound to it. That鈥檚 because some of the best and worst leadership techniques were adopted in armies. In order to survive, these people had to work as one and follow rigorous procedures in order to act as a team.

In many of today鈥檚 factories, there are tons of moving parts that rely on procedure to predict what the other teammates are doing so they can harmonize accordingly.

That is how we must think of safety, safety is organizing chaos. It鈥檚 allowing our teammates and staff to get close to danger without fear and uncertainty. Like when you watch a thunderstorm from a cozy living room, safeguards and shelters are empowering, and when you empower your people, they will empower you.

Only after your employees feel safe will they view you as a viable leader. And once that鈥檚 achieved, they will be more inclined to do something extra, because you鈥檝e already proven you鈥檙e willing to do the same.

Written by Jordan Kovacsik – 糖心Vlog team member, author, and safety enthusiast who worked in the steel industry for a decade.