As I wrap up another year of blogging I want to give a big thanks to all of the guest bloggers who helped out in 2014. Your insights and wisdom were much appreciated…and our readers agreed! Here are the top executive blogs of 2014, many of which were written by our guest bloggers.

Ill-fitting personal protecetive equipment (PPE) endangers your workers. Are you helping your employees find the right fit?

If PPE does not fit properly, it does not function as it should. It can therefore expose workers to health and safety risks. It can also negatively impact a worker’s ability to efficiently perform their job. If a worker’s gloves are too big they may put them at risk to getting a glove stuck in machinery or perhaps the loss of dexterity will prevent them from doing their job as well. Likewise, if their hard hat is constantly falling off as they look up, that not only endangers the worker’s head but slows them down as they keep putting the hat back on or use one hand to hold it. 

Snow, ice, hail, frigid temperatures. Winter is here. To keep you and your family safe this winter, it is important to make sure you and your car are ready for winter driving.

Today we’re sharing insight from guest blogger Clint Bolser, President and CEO of LOGAN Community Resources, Inc. We hope you enjoy Clint’s wisdom and perspective.

When I began my professional career in 1997, I never dreamed or even had the foresight to think that I would be blessed with the opportunity to become the President and CEO of a human service organization. Well in 2004, at the ripe age of 33 and with eyes wide open, I became the CEO of Hillcroft Services in Muncie, Indiana.

Acts of violence, acts of terror, tornadoes, floods, blizzards, fires. Crisis happens. And these emergencies ignite anxiety. Preparing plans for crisis communication and how to reunite families before an incident helps you from further complicating the chaos.

Though this discussion focuses on schools, these strategies can also be applied to incidents in the workplace.

Today we’re sharing insight from guest blogger Ray Korson, Client Executive at Gibson. We hope you enjoy Ray’s perspective on the GESOP.

On December 9^th, 2014, I celebrated my 6-month work anniversary at Gibson and was welcomed as one of four new employee-owners. You may ask, “How is this possible?” and “What does this mean after only 6 months?”

Today we’re sharing insight from guest blogger Shery Roussarie, President and CEO of Allied Physicians of Michiana, LLC. We hope you enjoy Shery’s wisdom and perspective.

“Know thyself”

Plato used this as an admonition that we should remember who we are and know our place. Aristophanes used these two simple words as a warning about a lack of self-awareness.

As winter weather approaches, you may start to turn to alternative heat sources in your home such as fireplaces and space heaters. They will keep your warm and toasty, and they may even help keep your heating bill down, but these devices also put your home at risk.

Crushed hands and arms, severed fingers, amputations, burns, blindness. Machinery-related injuries are numerous, and their impact on a worker’s life can be catastrophic. Most often these injuries are preventable with the use of safeguards. OSHA shares a good rule to remember: “Any machine part, function, or process which may cause injury must be safeguarded.” What are the methods for properly safeguarding machinery?

Kobe Bryant ____________. How would you finish that sentence?

• is fourth on the NBA's all-time points leaders list
• captained the US Olympic gold medal team in 2008
• was once a regular season and twice a finals MVP
• led the NBA in scoring two years in a row
• has been named to 14 All-NBA teams
• is a five-time NBA champion
• has missed more shots than anyone in the history of the NBA