Entries Tagged Communication

What is complacency in the workplace? It can be defined as self-satisfaction, especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies....

For most utilities, having zero injuries is the ultimate safety goal, but this can be very hard to attain especially when you...

Do your employees feel like they matter? In other words, do they feel valued by and connected to their managers and coworkers,...

Utility supervisors may encounter several problems managing employees in the field when monitoring productivity, tracking safety compliance and managing work orders and...

The pandemic has changed many things over the past three years, particularly in the workplace, where untold thousands of empty office cubicles...

OSHA’s Hazard Communication standard has been around since the early 1980s and has had a few updates since then including the 2012...

People often use the phrase “it’s good enough” when they want to get the job done but it doesn’t have to be...

Few people will question the importance of accountability in the workplace. Establishing it, however, is an entirely different matter.But Scott Robley suggests...

NASSCO’s mission is to set standards for the assessment, maintenance and rehabilitation of underground infrastructure. It also assures the continued acceptance and...

When I needed someone to head the new crew, I immediately thought of you, Tom. You learn quickly, you work hard and...

It’s a rare workplace team or department that doesn’t have a resident slacker — that certain employee who always seems to shirk...

In the corporate word, it’s so much easier for managers to gloss over employees’ weaknesses or for employees to give some manager’s...

Nearly 3.98 million people quit their jobs in July, which almost topped the monthly record of roughly 3.99 million, set in April....

Speaking up against racism in the workplace is fraught with risk. Yet saying nothing at all only ensures that problems will continue...