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5-5:30pm- Registration

5:30-6:00pm-Dinner

Program begins at 6pm

Ron Coons of Catamount Consulting presents "A Safety Cultre"

Crossing the Cultural Chasm: Turning your safety and health erforts into a mass movement

Mass movements…. Turn on the news and you will see movements happening all around the globe.  How is it that various groups of people can join together and move towards a cause and yet we as safety professionals can’t get our employees to embrace a safer work environment even when the advantages and benefits of doing so are so obvious?

A theory discovered more than half a century ago tells us not only why there is resistance to our efforts but also shows us how to get the mass majority of employees to willingly join the movement we have been wanting to create.

The Law of Diffusion of Innovation was discovered more than sixty years ago and while it has been utilized mostly with an inclination towards marketing, it can be applied to nearly all aspects of industry, especially when it comes to the cultural challenges facing the safety and health industry.

In the short time we have together we will discuss;

• Why some ideas spread and why yours may not

• The five characteristics of an appealing idea

• Defining and creating effective communication channels

• 5-Step Process for decreasing uncertainty about the consequences of your safety movement

• How to identify the five adopter categories in your company’s social system

• What tools can you use to keep your safety team engaged on your journey towards the tipping point

• How to cross the cultural chasm – Going from a select few who support you to a mass majority that will drive your safety program to heights never imagined before.

MHHRA will be doing a 50/50 raffle to support the SHRM Foundation. The SHRM Foundation is dedicated to fostering the development of HR professionals through scholarship programs and research funding. The Foundation awards more than 200 scholarships annually, providing HR practitioners opportunities to earn certifications and pursue graduate or undergraduate degrees.

About our Speaker:

Ron Coons has more than 30 years of business leadership experience in various industry sectors with the last 16 years’ being spent helping businesses make dramatic improvements with their safety and health programs. He is the founder and past president of the Safety & Health Council of the Hudson Valley, a VPP affiliated not-for-profit that offers free training and networking opportunities to its more than 500 members. He is an OSHA outreach trainer for both construction and general industry and recently launched the Academy for Performance Excellence, which offers seminars and workshops that focus on developing an organizations “in-house” resources who are charged with the responsibility of improving employee safety and health. He holds Bachelors in Occupational Safety & Health Management as well as a Certificate in Industrial Hygiene and Human Resource Management.

This month's sponsor is:

Joseph DeGiuseppe, Jr., Esq.

Bleakley Platt & Schmidt, LLP
One North Lexington Avenue
White Plains, NY 10601