Last week I did something that I don’t do often: I walked away from a (potentially) large and intellectually stimulating contract that was well within my company’s wheelhouse. It was not an easy decision. In late 2021, I was approached by a very large...
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GHS-type labels and Laboratory Chemicals
I get the question at just about every workshop and just recently got it again a few weeks ago. “Do I have to put GHS-type labels on all of my in-use chemicals?
In Research- Sometimes Things Just Go Sideways
Sometimes things just go sideways I was working with a client conducting cutting-edge research recently when they experienced something completely unexpected. A slight over-pressure in a glass reaction vessel caused one of the ground glass joints to unseat...
Leverage Your Leadership Style in EHS Leadership
This is Part Six in Midwest Chemical Safety's series on Leadership in Environmental Health and Safety. Catch up on the series in sequential order here: Part One: Leaders- Not Managers in EHS Leadership Part Two: Giving Information in EHS Leadership Part Three:...
Problem Solving in EHS Leadership
This is Part Five in Midwest Chemical Safety's series on Leadership in Environmental Health and Safety. Catch up on the series in sequential order here: Part One: Leaders- Not Managers In EHS Leadership Part Two: Giving Information in EHS Leadership Part Three:...
Group Representation In EHS Leadership
This is Part Four in Midwest Chemical Safety's series on Leadership in Environmental Health and Safety. Catch up on the series in sequential order here: Part One: Leaders- Not Managers in EHS Leadership Part Two: Giving Information in EHS Leadership Part Three:...
Understanding Group Needs in EHS Leadership
This is Part Three in Midwest Chemical Safety's series on Leadership in Environmental Health and Safety. Catch up on the series in sequential order here: Part One: Leaders- Not Managers in EHS Leadership Part Two: Giving Information in EHS Leadership Forming the Group...
Leaders- Not Managers in EHS Leadership
Peter Drucker, an early 20th-century business professor observed “Only three things happen naturally in organizations: friction, confusion, and underperformance. Everything else requires leadership.” This series of LinkedIn articles will focus on the skills that...