Safety 2009 Proceedings

512 Cultivating an Actively-Caring Culture: Dispelling Myths about People and Moving Forward

Instructor: E. Scott Geller, Ph.D., Virginia Tech - Department of Psychology, Blacksburg, VA

Description: The achievement and maintenance of zero injuries requires widespread improvement in the human dynamics of an organization’s culture. However, popular and unfounded myths about people and culture thwart beneficial change. This spirited presentation will dispel these hindering myths and provide practical, evidence-based strategies for cultivating an actively-caring culture.

Level: I A