“STOPThink! is Alive and (very) well!”
“As previously explained STOPThink! is NOT solely a safety training course, it is a cultural development programme designed to ensure that Osborne, our suppliers and customers are of one mind when it comes to decision making.
It is also no longer embedded just within Infrastructure, our Road and Rail business unit, it is now group wide!
STOPThink! really makes a difference to you as a person NOT just whilst you are at work but also when you are at home!
The number of people who, having attended a STOPThink! session, feedback to us that all of a sudden their teenage son or daughter is tidying their room when asked! That their partner, husband or wife is actually listening to them and they are having meaningful two way discussions! Is very rewarding and proves that you cannot separate home from work, even if you think you are!
By first understanding ourselves we can then understand others!
Think differently and make better decisions is what STOPThink! is all about!
The (very) positive feedback received from the attendees is what makes us proud and motivates us to reach out to more and more people all the time.
“Really enjoyed the course as I absorbed a lot of useful knowledge and feel more confident to challenge situations.”
“I enjoyed the day and found it interesting and useful. “
“Thank you for the great course yesterday.”
“Thanks for the informative course yesterday and for the copies of workbook and power point, useful. Good message, well delivered. Plenty to take away and work on as an individual and for the department.”
“Wow, what can I say, I got so much out of that STOPThink! refresher day. If Ii had known what I was missing I would have done this years ago! Thank you all very much I took so much out of that one session I am really looking forward to the next.”
In addition to the STOPThink! programme and monthly STOPThink! publication we now starting to deliver our compliance training courses with a definite and positive ‘nod’ to an individual’s behaviour and our culture……….”The way we do things around here!”.
This means that all of our training is consistent and no longer just a ‘tick box’ exercise. It has really started to make a difference.
Osborne supply chain and customers continue to be totally engaged with STOPThink!
STOPThink! is widely recognised and often referenced even at external events.
“Thanks for facilitating the Southern Shield event yesterday, your humour and personality made it interesting. I would like to attend the STOPThink! programme and was informed that you are the person I need to talk to! Please can you advise when you be holding the next Launch Day session and how to book in? Thanks for your assistance.”
“Firstly, thank you so much for attending Highways England’s Regional Safety Day and presenting the 15-20 minute shorts on “Behaviours” from the STOPThink! programme to the 8 groups. It was really well received! The Safety Director from AECOM said that “it was the most engaging conversation he had in 15 years regarding why we do what we do without mentioning safety!”
So we are well on our way to positively influencing our culture! BUT are NOT quite there yet……….. We will be delivering to more and following this up with further events…..so watch this space!”
Mick Reeves is the STOP Think! Lead at Osborne
