Every week I walk a jobsite, I see the same thing: bright red flags stretched across a roof, fluttering in the breeze, and nine times out of ten, somebody points to those flags and tells me, “We’ve got fall protection up there.” Here’s the part most people miss: warning lines aren’t fall protection. They’re a heads-up, or A WARNING. They […]
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A bad email.A negative comment.A sudden problem from a vendor.What happens next determines everything.Most of us react before we even realize it.The problem isn’t the stimulus. The problem is what happens in the space between thestimulus and our response.That small gap is where incidents, miscommunication, and regret are born. Understanding the ProcessStimulus → Thought → Emotion → Action.That’s the mental […]
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Walk any work area and you’ll see it: workers rushing to meet deadlines, juggling frustrations with trade partners, and trying to manage constant distractions. Add in the stress of life outside of work, and it’s no wonder small mistakes turn into big incidents. Here’s the uncomfortable truth:Most incidents don’t happen because people don’t know the rules. They happen because people […]
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