People have an amazing ability to adapt to what is expected. However, at times they can also be unpredictable, and at worst behave in ways that are unreliable. At its core BBS is about believing in people! Consider the other side of safety, the pure BBS side of safety that drives safety performance, and the effective leadership practices that help organizations utilize the capability of all their people, creating a fully supportive culture that actualizes high performance. At the core of this approach is compelling scientific evidence that when leaders influence their people in healthy ways, provide reinforcement of desired behaviors, they effectively support and guide actual transformation that naturally achieves desired results.
Start with the leadership—their personality, their emotional quotient (EQ), their vision, values, and what they believe about their people. Performance improvement always comes through shifting to the other side of safety. Practicing pure BBS that focuses on people’s competencies, capabilities, capacities, and potential. The focus of leaders is to align leadership, employees, and organizational performance to the organization’s expectations and goals. Many leaders are willing to listen, and when the evidence of the program is presented, they can change how they think and act. However, it’s not always the case. Some leaders are addicted to their authority, and not willing to change to the other side of safety, rethink their role and do safety differently, but they also do not create sustainable safety performance.