Dr. John Kello is professor of industrial-organizational psychology at Davidson College, and president of the organization development consulting firm J.E. Kello & Associates, Inc. John’s work centers on the implementation of the “High-Performance Organization” model in a variety of work settings. He can be reached at (704) 894-2024; jokello@davidson.edu.
Symbolic nonverbal messages are sent out by teams, departments, offices, plants, divisions and organizations. More obvious for safety professionals, think of the immediate impression you have when you see a clean, well-organized maintenance shop as opposed to a cramped, dirty, messy, unorganized one.