
Do You Act Like You're The Chief Safety Officer?
09/05/22 • 22 min
The expression "fake it until you make it" is usually taken in a negative context. Because often it means that you earned a promotion even though you're not qualified for it. But, when done right, portraying your desired role helps in the advancement of your safety career. So, tune in to this episode to learn more.
Show notes for this episode can be found at: https://thesafetygeek.com/74
Links Mentioned:
- Safety Management Academy - https://thesafetygeek.com/sma
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Thank you for taking the time to listen to this episode. If you liked it, be sure to share it with your best safety friend. It's a goal of The Safety Geek to elevate the safety manager position and that is why I share tips and resources on how you can manage your safety program more effectively.
Safety is safety, if you’re a general industry nerd like me or if you work in construction, agriculture, environmental or other areas. The common factor is getting management support and employee participation. That’s where I can help.
To get started, take my FREE COURSE on how to manage your workplace safety program with ease where you will learn the basic steps from organizing all the moving parts of a safety program and building safety awareness.
Join The Safety Geek Community and become part of The Squad where you get access to monthly safety webinars at https://community.thesafetygeek.com
Check out Safety Management Academy!
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The expression "fake it until you make it" is usually taken in a negative context. Because often it means that you earned a promotion even though you're not qualified for it. But, when done right, portraying your desired role helps in the advancement of your safety career. So, tune in to this episode to learn more.
Show notes for this episode can be found at: https://thesafetygeek.com/74
Links Mentioned:
- Safety Management Academy - https://thesafetygeek.com/sma
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Thank you for taking the time to listen to this episode. If you liked it, be sure to share it with your best safety friend. It's a goal of The Safety Geek to elevate the safety manager position and that is why I share tips and resources on how you can manage your safety program more effectively.
Safety is safety, if you’re a general industry nerd like me or if you work in construction, agriculture, environmental or other areas. The common factor is getting management support and employee participation. That’s where I can help.
To get started, take my FREE COURSE on how to manage your workplace safety program with ease where you will learn the basic steps from organizing all the moving parts of a safety program and building safety awareness.
Join The Safety Geek Community and become part of The Squad where you get access to monthly safety webinars at https://community.thesafetygeek.com
Check out Safety Management Academy!
Visit the website at https://TheSafetyGeek.com
Subscribe to the YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/safetygeek
Sign Up for my safety newsletter where I share exclusive tips, content, forms, and templates at
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Thank you for taking the time to listen to this episode. If you liked it, be sure to share it with your best safety friend. It's a goal of The Safety Geek to elevate the safety manager position and that is why I share tips and resources on how you can manage your safety program more effectively.
Safety is safety, if you’re a general industry nerd like me or if you work in construction, agriculture, environmental or other areas. The common factor is getting management support and employee participation. That’s where I can help.
To get started, take my FREE COURSE on how to manage your workplace safety program with ease where you will learn the basic steps from organizing all the moving parts of a safety program and building safety awareness.
Join The Safety Geek Community and become part of The Squad where you get access to monthly safety webinars at https://community.thesafetygeek.com
Check out Safety Management Academy!
Visit the website at https://TheSafetyGeek.com
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Show notes for this episode can be found at: https://thesafetygeek.com/75
Links Mentioned:
- Safety Management Academy - https://thesafetygeek.com/sma
- So Good They Can't Ignore You by Cal Newport
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Thank you for taking the time to listen to this episode. If you liked it, be sure to share it with your best safety friend. It's a goal of The Safety Geek to elevate the safety manager position and that is why I share tips and resources on how you can manage your safety program more effectively.
Safety is safety, if you’re a general industry nerd like me or if you work in construction, agriculture, environmental or other areas. The common factor is getting management support and employee participation. That’s where I can help.
To get started, take my FREE COURSE on how to manage your workplace safety program with ease where you will learn the basic steps from organizing all the moving parts of a safety program and building safety awareness.
Check out Safety Management Academy!
Visit the website at https://TheSafetyGeek.com
Subscribe to the YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/safetygeek<
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