Develop a strategy to realize the desired changes and allocate budget resources, personnel, training, and time to the program. Implement the strategy and hold people accountable for meeting objectives. Conduct ongoing progress evaluations. Culture Change Changing the way people think about safety is not easy. Culture change is not a program.
Programs have beginnings and ends by definition.
They often are directed at manipulating people in some way to achieve an end result. They can even be punitive. Programs are easy to package and sell to a company, but are not as flexible to that company's needs. It is important to point out that culture change does not take place overnight, it takes five to seven years of continuous focus and hard work. Gather input to assess the culture's strengths and weaknesses.