The future impact of COVID-19
My Mom and Dad both lived through the Great Depression. Obviously, I know this because of the year they were born but also in other less direct ways. They were deeply impacted by the trauma of that time and it impacted the rest of their lives in ways they probably didn’t even realize. One of the ways was my Dad’s aversion to debt. In the course of his life he took out a mortgage loan to build their house, but he paid that mortgage off years before the loan expired. He simply was uneasy about owing money to anyone.
COVID-19 and Your Business
Wow, what unprecedented times we are encountering. As seen in the flood of correspondence happening every day, each and every business has a put together their own unique plan to accommodate the safety of their employees, clients and in many cases have been forced to change their business model to adapt to today’s environment.
School Maintenance Culture
I am walking through public schools on a weekly basis and most of the time I am led through a building by the director of maintenance. No matter the size of corporation the maintenance directors usually fall in one of two categories. The calm, cool, and collected director or my hair is on fire director. I try to ask probing questions to learn about how they run their department and below are a few observations from each side.
What Keeps You Up at Night?
As I travel from school to school across the state of Indiana, there comes a time in our conversation that I will generally ask the Superintendent or Business Manager a simple question. What keeps you up at night?
Can You Predict the Future?
Today’s near miss is tomorrow’s accident. You may call it something different such as a close call, injury free event, report only, or error in judgement. Whatever the name you use, it is defined as an unplanned event that did not result in an injury or property damage. The key is to not take these events lightly. We can use today’s near misses to help prevent tomorrow’s injuries and accidents.
Left of Bang
I have been traveling the state with some really great people who have the same mindset as me. We all want to help Indiana schools protect themselves from negative life altering events that could happen in their building. One of my partners is former military and swat team member that now works in the public school space. He introduced me to a term that I had not heard before.
Rev Up Your Risk Management
“If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got.” That’s what that famous industrial Henry Ford once said. Fortunately for the auto-buying public and his own wealth, he continually investigated possibilities and held himself accountable for the results. If he hadn’t, we might be driving Model Ts instead a Fusion or F-Series truck. The same can happen when it comes to insurance coverage. Ponder this Model T-style way of how some handle their insurance and risk management.
Think The #1 Source of Safety Claims is Shootings, School Bus Intruders & Violence? Think Again…
Most school personnel I talk to deservedly boast about their school safety programs to prevent shootings, school bus intruders and other campus violence. They have put a lot of thought and action into preventing such horrific incidents—the invasive, deadly thistles. And that’s good. Those are vitally important steps.
Can a School’s Data Negatively Affect Our Kid’s Futures?
You lock school entrance doors, use a buzz-in system, make visitors wear identity badges and hire security personnel to patrol your building. You’re doing everything you know to provide a safe environment for your students.