what have you been up to ?

The very last thing a passionate Safety Leader would want is to be accused of communicating their commitment to Safety but not actually doing anything tangible to make it better.
Now I’m sure we could all recite a long list of recent impressive actions but the missing link can be that our team doesn’t necessarily know about them.
Remember not to assume, perception is reality and unless we are regularly communicating what we are doing in the background, what we may well be chipping away at on their behalf, we can easily create the impression of all talk and no action.
And this then comes across as the very opposite of Integrity.
It rapidly erodes Credibility, Respect and Trust and eventually leaves our team saying nothing, rolling their eyes, having no buy-in and just going through the motions.
This isn’t about bragging!
It’s critically important sharing of mission-critical Safety Leadership in action.
Perhaps embed a mini-slot in our Pre-Starts where we personally share what we’ve been up to safety wise (especially those related to improvement suggestions). Guaranteed positive, safety culture impact.