Businesses are People Too! A Podcast - Season 4, Episode 1: What if....businesses believed in human dignity?

Feb 11, 2022

Season 4, Episode 1: What if....businesses believed in human dignity?

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What if....businesses believed in human dignity? with Dave Ferro, DF Safety Ltd.

On this episode, we dive on in and learn:

The impact on families when health and safety is not done right
Of good support systems to successfully cope with injuries
Why humanity is such a key element of building safety
How talking creates safer workplaces - both physically and psychologically
The reality of having 1/10 people struggling with mental health and how this alone impacts the workplace
How we can start to enhance workplace safety
How parallel physical and psychological safety in how someone's absence impacts the organization (loss of skill set)
Crossover between Occupational Health & Safety (OH&S) mandates are with HR mandates for aligning business culture
The expectation differences between generations on "safety" and how we can/will adapt
How humility from the leadership team can improve psychological safety by focusing on human dignity
Why every company should focus on safety beyond the legislated requirements
How you can still create safety when we're in virtual environments and teams
The remote aspect of safety and how physical safety plays a role in the new hybrid and work-from-home world
The importance of owning safety as an employee, particularly when in your own home
That safety starts with trust and relationships, not processes and procedures
How to be humble, leave people with dignity and make workplaces fun!
That opera and construction have a lot in common
Dave's answer to "What if...businesses realized that they are people too?" (32:11)

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