I think these pithy sayings are all too true, accurately and unfortunately reflecting many leaders who get stuck repeating the same old strategies and actions while magically hoping for breakthrough changes. These leaders don't recognize that they may need to totally change their approach in order to step up improvements.So, what happens after failing to move up and beyond the same old disappointing results? Typically, some leaders' thoughts then slide into crippling frustrations, slip into mea culpas or even fall into lashing out to lacerate the innocent. In safety leadership, I've especially seen this pattern stuck in a loop when it comes to trying to actually reduce ongoingagging/frustrating/destructive same-level slips, trips and falls (STFs). There are good reasons why these STF injuries are so difficult to prevent. For a first step toward actually making significant reductions in these injuries, I suggest truly seeing and understanding actual, and often not obvious, contributors to the problem. This makes it easier to then strategically and effectively address what's really going on.
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