Category Archives: Leadership

Leadership 101: Increase your Influence with Critical Questions

Posted on April 10, 2014 by Chet Brandon

As a staff member on the organizational chart, many EHS Pros don’t ask critical questions of line staff at decisive moments.  This is a missed opportunity to be influential during key decision making processes. By not constructively challenging the status-quo … Continue reading →

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What Does the EU Have for You?

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Chet Brandon

Are you looking for some new perspectives on HSE processes and systems?  With those new perspectives come new ideas as well. Something to differentiate you and your organization from the pack.  Innovation is more than just a way to pad … Continue reading →

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Is EHS Verging on Disruption?

Posted on March 27, 2014 by Chet Brandon

If you’re in EHS Cop mode your job is about to be disrupted!  A convergence of technologies is occurring that will have a profound impact on the future of our workplaces as EHS professionals and employees.  Today I want to focus on several … Continue reading →

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Evolving Fear into Function

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Chet Brandon

A professional associate and close friend of mine recently earned the honor of speaking at TEDx Lausanne.  His topic was Evolving Fear into Function, which is a pretty provocative subject for a professional whose focus revolves around decreasing risk.  My friend’s name is Andrew … Continue reading →

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Safety Must be Made

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Chet Brandon

I was presenting at an executive strategy meeting last week for the organization in which I lead EHS. During the presentation I had a thought that I want to expand on here:  Safety Must be Made.  In the discussion with … Continue reading →

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Leadership is a Conversation

Posted on August 26, 2012 by Chet Brandon

There was a post a while back on HBR’s Blog site that caught my eye. It was titled: Leadership is a Conversation. It attracted me because I happen to believe this is very true. I worked once with a great … Continue reading →

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