Engaging the worker- A leadership model Working together to stay safe

Owner / Responsibility and the role of a leader

Working together to stay safe

Background •  Age: 51 •  Professional qualifications- •  Masters Science OHS&EM •  Certificate IV in Workplace Training and Assessment •  Advanced Return To Work Coordinator- WorkCover •  Accredited Auditor- Safety, Quality and Environment •  ICAM Investigation •  Yoga Teacher 28 years •  Industries- Health- Hospitals, Aged Care, Disabilities, Telecommunications, Electrical and Civil Engineering •  Current Role- •  National Safety Manager Diona P/L (Civil Construction) •  •  Professional Award- •  NSW Safety Professional of the Year 2013

Be different

Passion

What makes a Leader? •  Inspires •  Engages •  Demonstrates •  Commitment •  Interdependent •  Vision/Act •  Drive •  Organised •  Skills •  Passion •  Is willing to make a difference

Leadership

•  Leadership is an Action, not a Position. Donald H. McGannon

•  One of the tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an Emergency. John Glassgow

•  The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. Max DePree

•  We must become the change we want to see. Mahatma Gandhi

•  Tell me and I will forget; show me and I will remember; involve me and I will understand. Chinese Proverb

 Drives employees

 Depends on authority

  Inspires fear

 My way or the highway

 Knows how it is done

 Commands

 Says “I”

Transactional v Transformational

  Mentors

  Empowers

  Demonstrates

  Educates

  Develops

  Asks

  Leads by example

Am I a Leader?

•  What do I bring to the table?

•  What do I need to bring to the table?

•  Skill Set

•  Work

•  Family

•  Interests

•  Effective communication

Challenges we face in leading the team?

• Personalities

• Production

• Buy in from management

• Getting people on the bus

• Commitment from individuals

• Ownership and responsibility

• Communication

• Motivation

What are we going to do about it?

• Who am I?

• Who are the good leaders/role models in our lives?

•  Leadership style- Transactional/Transformational

• Self assess

•  Training/courses

• Research

•  Tailoring leadership to suit

• Research

What are my-

• Principals

• Attitudes

• Beliefs

• Values

• Perceptions

Do I understand the people I am leading ? • Who are they? • What is their background? • Who were the influences in their lives?

• Get to know the people in the organisation • One on one talks •  Time out •  Thank you

‘Safety is a Team Sport’ ‘Be a Team Player’

•  Discuss the game plan before you start

•  We all have a role to play in safety

•  Training improves safety

•  Tackle hazards and control the workplace

•  Eliminate the opposition

•  Substitute when needed

•  Always wear the team uniform

•  Wear protection to prevent injury

•  Win the game by arriving home safely

What can we do that is different?

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Ownership & Responsibility Cycle

Stay safe

Project Manager Vision Plan

Lead by example

Project Engineer Planning

Communication Set standards

Lead by example

Supervisor Communicate

Lead by example Team work

Lead by example

Workers Take ownership and

responsibility Do tasks safely

Lead by example

The standard you walk past is the standard you accept.

Good Leaders say- THANK YOU

to their team and appreciate the effort

people put in.