There's nothing worse than a pointless meeting. Before you send out invitations, use this checklist to clarify why you are having this meeting in the first place?. Then figure out who needs to be there and what roles they will play. Your participants will thank you.

Laureen Lazarovici

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Planning a Meeting: Why and Who

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Frontline managers, physicians and employees

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Before even sending an invitation, use this checklist to clarify the purpose and goal of your meeting and decide who needs to attend.

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Poster: Supreme Sponsor

Submitted by Andrea Buffa on Mon, 10/10/2016 - 16:02

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Postcards to Posters

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This poster, which appeared on the back cover of the Fall 2012 Hank, is a fun take on sponsorship, featuring a "supreme sponsor" action figure.

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Poster: Supreme Sponsor

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PDF (color and black and white)

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8.5" x 11"

Intended audience:
Frontline employees, managers and physicians

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Share on bulletin boards, in break rooms and in other staff areas to provide a lighthearted look at sponsorship.

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Free to Speak: A Union Worker Shows the Way

Submitted by Kellie Applen on Thu, 09/29/2016 - 09:25

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Words from a union worker on Kaiser Permanente's #FreeToSpeak culture.

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Free to Speak: A Union Worker Shows the Way

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8.5" x 11"

Intended audience:
Frontline workers, unit-based teams

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Post these inspiring words from a union worker on our #FreeToSpeak culture on your team's bulletin board or in a break room.

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Five Tips for Conducting a Workplace Safety Site Visit

Submitted by Sherry.D.Crosby on Tue, 09/20/2016 - 15:40

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Use this five-step process to identify workplace hazards and root causes to reduce injuries in your department.

Sherry Crosby

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8.5" x 11"

Intended audience:
Workplace safety leaders and teams conducting site visits to identify and remedy safety risks

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Practical, how-to advice for helping teams plan an effective site visit and improve safety.

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Icebreaker: Love for Color

Submitted by Beverly White on Wed, 09/07/2016 - 16:48

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Use this meeting icebreaker as a fun way to get people talking about things they love.

Beverly White

Tyra Ferlatte

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Meeting Icebreakers: Love for Color

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Frontline employees, managers and physicians

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Use this meeting icebreaker as a fun way to get people talking about things they love. From the Summer 2016 Hank.

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A Visual Board Is Worth 10,000 Words

Submitted by Beverly White on Wed, 09/07/2016 - 16:38

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Communication

Performance Improvement

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Frontline Managers

Frontline Workers

Hank

Summer 2016

Visual boards are a powerful way to improve communication and get team members more involved.

Beverly White

Tyra Ferlatte

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PDF

Size:
8.5" x 11"

Intended audience:
Unit-based team consultants and team co-leads

Best used:
Create an effective visual board for your unit-based team. UBTs that regularly huddle in front of their visual board find the practice helps to surface issues.

You may also be interested in:
How to Create a Visual Board

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SuperScrubs: See Something, Say Something

Submitted by Beverly White on Wed, 09/07/2016 - 16:16

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In this full-page comic, our superhero shares tools for having a free to speak culture and working in a safe environment.

Beverly White

Tyra Ferlatte

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SuperScrubs: See Something, Say Something

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Intended audience:
Anyone with a sense of humor

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In this full-page comic, our superheroes share how speaking up can keep your work environment—and our patients—safe.

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Poster: Be Heard, Don't Be Written Off

Submitted by Beverly White on Wed, 09/07/2016 - 16:06

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This poster shares the slogan "Free to Speak" and has a checklist for comparison of a whiner vs. problem solver. Share it during your team meetings and help build a culture of speaking up.

Beverly White

Tyra Ferlatte

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Poster: Be Heard Don't Be Written Off

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Frontline employees, managers and physicians

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How we come across is as important as what we have to say. This poster shows the difference between those who complain and accomplish little—and those who are heard and create real change.

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Workplace Safety Primer

Submitted by Paul Cohen on Fri, 09/02/2016 - 15:46

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Workplace Safety

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Learn the power of asking, "why?" and get other key principles for improving workplace safety in partnership.

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Workplace Safety Primer

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PDF

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Nine pages, 8.5" x 11"

Intended audience:
Workplace safety co-leads, safety committee members, safety champions, and frontline workers and supervisors

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This hands-on guide will help frontline teams and safety leaders understand key principles of workplace safety and correct safety hazards by addressing root causes of injuries.

Related material:
Workplace Safety Primer – Facilitator's Guide (PPT)

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Make the Workplace Safer: Action Guide

Submitted by Paul Cohen on Fri, 09/02/2016 - 15:37

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user guide

workplace safety action guide

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Workplace Safety

wps_toolkit_action guide.pdf

Practical tips and action strategies for getting results from the Make the Workplace Safer Toolkit and checklists.

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Make the Workplace Safer: Action Guide

Format:
PDF

Size:
Eight pages, 8.5" x 11"

Intended audience:
A tool to help safety leaders and workers spot and eliminate safety risks in their department

Best used:
Step-by-step instructions on how to use “Make the Workplace Safer” checklists on your safety walkthroughs, with practical strategies for taking action.