ABSTRACT
The traditional view of culture change is that it is deemed to be effective only when everyone is involved, from the boardroom to the shop floor. Every leader, every manager, every supervisor, every frontline worker. 'Felt leadership' operates in exactly this sort of viral change process. It's not necessarily a new style or theory of leadership; instead people might consider it the distillation of some of the more impactful elements from a range of schools of thought on leadership. Felt leadership moves an organization from a focus on compliance to a deeper, more cultural approach, based on shared commitment. Leaders must bear in mind that their attitudes, behaviours, actions, inactions and examples will all be viewed as illustrations of their personal level of commitment with respect to safety in the workplace. For leadership in safety to be 'felt' by those around us, leaders must hold an absolute personal commitment to the organization's value on safety.
