Deric Ostrum
Implementation Specialist, SafeStart
Deric is an award-winning, highly skilled safety specialist and executive coach with over 20 years of experience in manufacturing and more than 35 years in leadership development. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps, followed by a career as an EHS Manager with Georgia Pacific, Avery Dennison and PepsiCo. Deric lives by the motto, “We don’t want employees just going home the same way they came to work—we want them going home safer than when they came to work.” Deric commands attention with his Marine Corps voice and mentorship style, but it’s his “in the trenches” stories, experiences and his sense of humor that create an effective and lasting learning environment.
Deric's sessions
We've Upped Our Supervisor's Skills—Up Yours!
Oct 28, 11:15 AM to 12:30 PM - Regency G Back by Popular Demand
Frontline leaders and supervisors are considered by many to have the toughest position in any plant. Frontline leaders must keep their employer happy by fulfilling all KPI goals and strategies while at the same time keeping employees engaged and focused on those same goals and strategies. But it's not that simple. Successful leaders need to know how to fine-tune hazard identification skills, give positive feedback, and have difficult conversations—all while keeping human factors in mind. Participants will become part of Deric's presentation and evolve into better communicators in safety and performance in a group discussion on difficult conversations and best practices, collectively identify and practice the soft skills required for true climate/culture change, and conduct a real-time SafeLead risk assessment and discuss solutions.
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Deric Ostrum, SafeStart