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Encourage employee engagement. Utilize the power of information pit stops.
this to be a fact as inconvenient as the enforcement of the laws may seem. Passengers understand the real consequences of compliance and non-compliance. This mindset leads to perfect strangers un- questionably choosing to follow one safety rule on top of another in rapid succession. So why is it that some employees elect not to follow their employer’s safety rules? There are likely many reasons. One of them is that consequential leadership is not where it needs to be for the facilitation of safety compliance.
If perfect strangers can stoically follow safety rules at 30,000 feet, so can workers at ground level. Imagine the outcome if elements of consequential leadership made its way into a leadership environ- ment where there is an unwavering commitment to safety excel- lence. An environment where everyone meets commitments and holds each other accountable, where trust and respect reigns and where influence is the only mechanism necessary to excite safety compliance, real innovation and accelerated business growth.
Consider performing a thorough internal self-check of your leadership team. What would happen if you and the rest of the leadership team guided your organization onboard as their flight crew? How would you handle safety infractions on the plane? What actions would you or your leadership team take if several of your passengers decide they are not going to buckle their seat- belt or they choose to “light up” in their seats? Will your aircraft’s take-offs equal the number of safe landings? The answers to these questions determine if your organization is well underway to- ward achieving ultimate safety performance and its overall orga- nizational goals or not and if bulletproof employees are lurking at your worksite.
Excellence in organizational safety performance often is gained, in part, through the power and influence of applying a much-need- ed dose of consequential leadership. Everyone must understand the real consequences of their choices. After all, employee compli- ance with safety rules is a real indicator of ultimate leadership effec- tiveness. An accountable culture leads to a compliant safety culture and bulletproof-free employees. Increasing employee engagement helps facilitate a responsible employee culture.
Information Pit Stops and Employee Engagement
Another strategy for preventing the creation of bulletproof em- ployees and for improving their information retention is to utilize information pit stops whenever possible. The reason you remem- ber where you were, the time of day and who you were with on any a significant life milestone is because the information you recalled had a profound emotional impact.
Combining information and emotion within a message leads to long-term retention. I call this an information pit stop. Speak to employees from their point of view and they will understand yours better for a longer period time.
Utilizing information pit stops to increase employee engage- ment is critical to an organization. When employee engagement is realized by choice and by design, employees will make it per- sonal. Making it personal drives better, safer decision-making. Design in significant ways employees can be engaged. Employees
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