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How We Perceive Each Other
We share the world’s longest peaceful border. We share a common language (even though Canadians spell the word “labor” with a “u” and say “aboot” instead of “about.”) We trade freely with each other and compete in the same baseball, basketball and hockey leagues. Heck, we even share SafetyXChange.
But there are also some big differences [...]
How to Survive the Holiday Crush
As safety professionals, you are all acutely aware of stress and what it can do to your employees. I just want you to remember that you’re not immune. Stress can be a real threat to you, especially during the holiday season, and especially when you’re in the midst of a job funk or a [...]
10 Ways to Kill Your Career
I usually like to talk about success. But today, I want to discuss failure. All of us experience failure at some point in our career. But for some, failure is merely a temporary setback; for others it’s a recurring pattern and an ultimate career fate. It’s this career failure that you can and must avoid. [...]
Worst Excuses for Calling In Sick
Curiously, Lauryn’s list of behaviors that are likely to ensure career failure seems to be missing a key item: calling in sick with a lame excuse. So, as a public service to our SafetyXChange members, here are 10 actual excuses that employers say their employees have used to explain why they weren’t coming in to [...]
Mastering the Art of Persuasion
Skeptical workers who take their safety for granted and don’t pay attention to our instructions. Profit-minded executives who consider safety to be a cost center and a necessary evil. As safety professionals, we rely heavily on our ability to break down resistance and persuade. Here are some pointers on how to [...]
How to Use the Resume to ‘Brand’ Yourself
Great resume writing is all about differentiating yourself from the others competing for the job. The purpose of a resume is to showcase what you have to offer, align it with the imperatives of your target job and present it all in a concise, vivid and compelling package that will get you noticed. If your [...]
6 Pointers
Keep job descriptions in the “Professional Experience” section short and load them with relevant key words.
Replace trite phrases like “responsible for” with robust action verbs like “managed” or “led.”
Limit your career history to the last 10 to 15 years.
Use white space to make your brand statement pop.
Add a graphic box listing your key areas of [...]
Happy Boss’s Day!
According to Wikipedia and Hallmark, today is the day when employees everywhere thank their workplace superiors for being kind and fair throughout the year. Personally, while I do actually like my boss, I think I’ll skip that awkward conversation.
In honor of the day, here are a few bossy quotes for you:
If you think your boss [...]
True Experiences that Trainers Would Like to Forget
I was teaching a fork truck class and had just finished the classroom portion. We headed back to check out a fork truck to begin the hands-on training. There were two fork trucks available… and both failed the pre-operational inspection.
Fortunately, my students assumed that I had set that up so that [...]
Three Safety Stories to Break the Ice
It’s a challenge we’ve all had to face at some point in our careers: How do you gain the trust of your new team when giving your initial safety meeting?
Whether you’re a new or experienced safety manager, whether it’s your first day on the job or if you’re an existing manager who’s [...]
