Ted Ingalls is the president of Performance Management Consultants located in Goodyear, Arizona. Over the 40 years, Mr. Ingalls has provided leadership in safety and risk managEment for companies in heavy manufacturing, food and beverage, medical products, and research and development. He developed and installed comprehensive safety management systems for the Denver Brick & Pipe Company, Adolph Coors Company, Cobe Laboratories and the Battelle Memorial Institute.
How can top leaders be unaware of illegal practices, like the Murdoch organizational problems in Great Britain with the hacking of cell phones and paying off of police?
Here are some brief thoughts pertaining to leadership behavior. First, let’s deal with the issue of “lack of knowledge of inappropriate behavior” as a leadership excuse.
Read your April editorial (Close Encounters of the Cacti Kind) yesterday and I must share some comments with you. I am sorry you had some painful experiences while attempting to enjoy Arizona’s vast beautiful and magnificent out-of-doors.
It seems that as OSHA has matured and gone through many administrations, both Republican and Democrat, the organization has seemed unclear about its role.
