Kevin Burns Blog

What Keeps Supervisors Up At Night and How to Address It

Posted by Kevin Burns on November 10, 2023

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In the realm of supervision, sleepless nights are all too common. The anxieties, the doubts, the nagging fears - they all come with the territory. Every supervisor has faced that gnawing worry, that fear of the unknown, whether it's dealing with a challenging personality or battling the impostor syndrome, questioning their own competence in the role.

The Losada Ratio on Positive Employee Motivation

Posted by Kevin Burns on October 27, 2023

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This week, we're diving into team motivation. It turns out that it matters not just what you say but how often you say it. So, let's explore the Losada Ratio and how it can transform your team's motivation.

The Supervisor's Role in Safety

Posted by Kevin Burns on October 20, 2021

There's a fundamental shift that occurs the moment a front-facing employee becomes the crew's supervisor. And the quicker you understand the shift, the faster you will get the buy-in of your team.

When you have buy-in will you even need safety speakers?

Posted by Kevin Burns on October 6, 2021

Safety buy-in happens when you engage your people, simplify the communications, figure out the prime objective, and get supervisors on board. When you have safety buy-in, do you think you will need safety speakers anymore?

Why safety may not be a priority.

Posted by Kevin Burns on September 8, 2021

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Episode 6 of the Safety Buy-in video series tackles company priorities and why you may be having a hard time getting buy-in to your safety program by adding safety as one of your priorities.

People buy-in to this before they buy-in to safety.

Posted by Kevin Burns on August 25, 2021

When selling your team on the benefits of safety, you must remember this one key element that is more likely to create buy-in than any compelling argument you may have for safety. Watch the video.

Is "safety" a barrier to safety buy-in?

Posted by Kevin Burns on August 19, 2021

What happens when the word "safety" becomes a barrier to safety buy-in? It is happening with increasing frequency in all sectors and industries. And it's probably happening in your company too.

Negative reinforcement doesn't work. Positive reinforcement builds buy-in.

Posted by Kevin Burns on August 11, 2021

No other department in your organization is focused on negative reinforcement to try to improve performance. How did this happen in safety and why has it lasted so long?

You need engagement to get safety buy-in.

Posted by Kevin Burns on August 4, 2021

If you've been frustrated by failed attempts to get buy-in to safety (something more than just basic minimum compliance), you are going to have to look at your engagement levels first.

Complacency is not the problem.

Posted by Kevin Burns on July 21, 2021

Welcome to a new series of Safety Buy-in videos to help you clarify your safety message, build supervisor support, and get employee buy-in. This week we focus on complacency and adopting a mindset that complacency is a result you get when you don’t engage your people in a meaningful way.

Leadership for frontline industrial supervisors.