Leadership
Organizational Struggles
Are organizational struggles separate problems, or symptoms of executive misalignment? Before you look down the organization, look across the executive table.
Veteran-Owned and Operated
What I keep seeing in this work.
Short writing on accountability, families, and the gap between a written policy and a living person.
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Safety Articles
Short writing on accountability, families, and the gap between a written policy and a living person. Latest on LinkedIn: Supervisor Accountability. More of my writing is on LinkedIn.
Recognition
Best Humanistic Safety Leadership in the United States of 2026
Best of Best Review recognizes David A. Ward Sr. with the Best Humanistic Safety Leadership in the United States of 2026 award for advancing safety as a human responsibility.
Safety / Families
A Thought To Ponder
The value of an employee's life is priceless, to those that matter. Will your loved one come home today?
Leadership / Accountability
Supervisor Accountability
How many supervisors truly understand how valuable they are to the success of an organization and to the families of the people whose lives have been entrusted to their leadership?
Leadership / Safety
Making an Impact on Business
Leadership choices show up in employee trust, safety, and the future of the business. These presentations challenge leaders to confront the responsibility behind every decision.
Leadership / Humanistic Shift
Why the Leadership Gap Exists
The leadership gap did not appear overnight. It has been developing quietly as the workforce changed faster than many organizations changed the way they lead.
Leadership / Executive Alignment
Executive Alignment: A Must For Business Success
Leadership alignment is critical to your business success. If you're not aligned today, how can you expect to lead tomorrow? One question belongs on the executive table: Are we truly aligned as an executive leadership team?
Safety
Employee Trust: The Business Metric You Cannot Afford to Ignore
Every company needs to address this question: Without employee trust, how effective can you really be? This starts with executives having the hard conversation about rebuilding trust…
Children
Safety in color for children and their parents
A children's safety coloring book titled Coloring Your Way to Safety: At Home, School, and Play is available now…
OSHA
Safe and Sound Week August 11-17, 2025
Join us for Safe and Sound Week from August 11-17, 2025, where OSHA and the National Safety Council emphasize management leadership, worker engagement, and hazard identification and elimination.…
Safety
Does your company VALUE your life…..your family?
Professional Safety Speaker/Safety Facilitator, OSHA Outreach Trainer Workplace Safety Solution Professional In my book The Faces of Safety, Chapter 16 I talk about how precious life is and…
Safety
Safety…..It’s in your hands
Something to really think about…….. In our world today, especially at work, we should always remember that our safety is in our own hands. Don’t depend on management…
Safety
Let Your Love Language Be “Safety”
The language of safety is like the language of love it’s universal, diverse and affects every company and employee that speaks another language other than English. Protecting your…
Safety
What is the cost of an employees life?
The cost of a life …. can anyone put a price tag on an employee’s life? Some companies believe so, as they expose their employees to hazardous conditions…
Children
Parents Teach Your Children About Safety
Parents, Moms, Dads, Grandparents. Aunts, or Uncles do something special for the kids, grandkids, nieces, or nephews in your life, purchase this engaging coloring book today, and share…
Safety
Who is ultimately responsible for employee safety?
Is it the Owner, CEO, middle executives, managers, supervisors, HR, or the Plant Manager? Who has the most to lose? Who’s setting the expectations for safety? Are there…
Safety
Is your company SAFETY ready in 2025
It’s a question every company large, medium, or small, from one employee to thousands. First, is safety a core value of your company? Take your time before you…
Safety
Safety is the bottom Line
As the CEO, your focus is to increase revenue, profits, production, and the bottom line. However, it’s also your responsibility to protect your employees lives at all costs…
Children
New Release on Amazon
Coloring Your Way to Safety: At Home School and Play Paperback – IS NOW AVAILABLE ON AMAZON Please share with your connections!! Color your way to fun and…
Safety
God Bless all of our Veterans
On this upcoming Veterans Day, take a moment to reflect on all the wonderful privileges we have because of our brave men and women. We should honor our…
Safety
Grain Bin Accident
Grain bins are very dangerous, and time is of the essence when an employee is trapped. Just think if an employee is in a grain bin and there…
Safety
Does SAFETY really matter?
It’s a question that needs to be addressed from every company executive to every employee no matter their position. If safety doesn’t matter, then what in the hell…
Safety
The Faces of Safety
Chapter 12: The Lives Affected Everyone is touched when an injury happens at work: the coworker, the family, the community, no one is exempt. Who are the people affected…
Safety
Focus on OSHA’s Top 10 Violations
I want to encourage every safety professional, executive member, and owners of all companies to take the below listed information and make changes to your current safety programs.…
Safety
Don’t think it won’t happen…..
The below-listed links will show the devastation that preplanning could have reduced the number of injuries and fatalities. The gas release, which happened on Oct. 10, killed two…
Safety
What do your safety programs say about your commitment to your employee’s safety?
It’s a question every company large, medium, or small, from one employee to thousands, must face. First, is safety a core value of your company? Do you have…
Safety
Owner of the Plastic Company Refuses to Accept Responsibility
Based on the below listed article I’m outraged that he feels he has no responsibility for the death of his employees. As I stated in my previous article…
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