International Day for Tolerance is observed on November 16 every year to spread awareness about the importance of tolerance in society and make people understand the negative effect of intolerance.

But how does this relate to workplace safety? Do you think tolerance will positively impact the workplace thus improving the safety standards? How Tolerance differs from Empathy? Do you think Tolerance and Empathy work together and have their own effect on workplace safety? Are these must-have attributes for the Leadership team?

The global world of today’s era requires new and world class HSEC leaders with a unique combination of attributes & personal characteristics.

There are several forces (e.g. globalization, technology, increased customer power & demand, changing roles & expectation of workers, the emergence of knowledge and learning as organisation’s valuable asset) are transforming the workplace.

To cope with these transforming forces, Global HSEC Leaders also need to develop certain attributes which are: