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Employee Involvement & Teamwork
For those organisations seeking to achieve the highest levels of safety performance, then employee involvement is likely to be not just desirable but essential. The challenge then is how high levels of ownership and engagement can be achieved, and what activities can the employees take on to achieve maximum impact. Our interest is on two key aspects:
How we can support your companyWe place significant emphasis on working with you to create local ownership and involvement through the development of an effective teamwork approach. Small teams are most effective as its members have a stronger affinity with performance and purpose – in larger teams the effect is reduced, with less identification and a tendency to what is termed 'social loafing'. Creating teams that have few members, clear goals, some latitude in how these are pursued, and regular delivery of feedback have been identified as strong determinants of enhanced performance. Our approach is to apply these principles to safety. In addition to this focus on team process, we help you to review and identify tools that the workforce can be introduced to. Typically, this will include the development of a behavioural observation system. We have an in-depth knowledge of a wide variety of different approaches and through careful assessment we support you in selecting an approach that is the best match for your organisation. Following this, our consultants work with you to design the implementation strategy, which may emphasise an external approach to training or train-the-trainer. Call Psychalogica today: +44 (0)1543 432468
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Employee ownership of and engagement in safety are key aspects of a strong culture. However, achieving such high-level buy-in is not guaranteed. If the conditions are not right, employees may value safety but will not necessarily get actively involved – instead they are likely to act as passive recipients, leaving much of the effort and drive to management.