Reflections ... Good Day & WHY Stump Speech

We have another good group of new superintendent candidates at the LDC this week for New Superintendent Training (NST). They are engaged, focused, and learning what leadership means via the APM Way. NST also provides an opportunity to refresh a couple of tools in our Safety Keystone toolbox. These tools help us stay resilient through the years. We are playing an Infinite Game – our goal is to stay in the game, to keep playing – to empower the people who power life, who “keep the lights on”.

Communications TeamJanuary 17, 2026Reflections Blog, NST, WHY, day X, infinite game, stump speechComment

Reflections ... A Tale of Two 5-Whys

I trust our APM team members have seen the Red EHS Alert shared in our Weekly EHS Report – Week 6 regarding the recent pinched finger event. Fortunately, our APM teammate is recovering well and working. We recently met with the investigation team to review the Root Cause Analysis (RCA) of the event. The team did a good job of gathering information, summarizing the event, and identifying the various causes. One tool the team used to discover the root cause is a 5-WHY Analysis …

Communications TeamFebruary 18, 2022Human Error, HOP, EHS, WHY, System Design, RCAComment

Reflections ... WHY I Commit

These past few weeks have brought two realities to our APM. First, we are doing a lot of work. On average we are employing over 2500 craft working over 150K hours on over 200 job sites each week. Second, we have seen a cluster of injuries to our teammates. Fortunately all are recovering well…

Communications TeamApril 2, 2021Safety, EHS, WHY, CommitmentComment

Reflections ... What is your WHY?

I recently was asked a question about culture, specifically safety culture, and what is the catalyst for change and improvement. Is the catalyst one big sledgehammer blow from the top? -or- Is the catalyst one thousand continuous hammers at all levels? I have reflected on that question a lot, especially this week for reasons I detail below. My answer is YES…

Communications TeamFebruary 19, 2021WHY, Safety, Mission, Vision, Values, Empower, Payroll, Nuclear, Superinetendent Comment

Reflections ... WHY! and WIN! Focuses

First, I want to remind us that the safety and health of our people are always at the forefront. As you have seen through other business communications, we are continually monitoring the situation surrounding the Coronavirus and collaborating with all business teams…

Communications TeamMarch 13, 2020Safety, Lean, Compete, Q1, AllHands, Keystone, Customer, WHY, WINComment

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