May 16 2022
By: Shawn M. Galloway
Some habits form without realizing certain behaviors are occurring. If we want to create habits in others, we need to be intentional.
With significant data over many years, we proved a hypothesis in our firm: If you don't get the targeted or desired behavior in someone's head, you will never get it in their habits. You must go through the conscious to arrive at the subconscious. 
Suppose you want something to become habitual within another person eventually. In that case, they need to know what that is before it can become the way work is performed or have the behavior occur without prompting.
What behaviors, if they became consistent, would most directly contribute to the results you are pursuing? Now, how do you get it out of your heads and into the heads of others?
"A habit cannot be tossed out the window; it must be coaxed down the stairs a step at a time." — Mark Twain
"And once you understand that habits can change, you have the freedom and the responsibility to remake them." — Charles Duhigg
Shawn M. Galloway is the CEO of ProAct Safety and an advisor to leading organizations across all major industries. With over twenty years of experience in safety systems, strategy, culture, leadership, and employee engagement, he is a trusted advisor, keynote speaker, and expert witness.
He is the author of several bestselling books and has multiple regular columns in leading magazines, with over 400 articles and 100 videos to his credit. He also created the first safety podcast, Safety Culture Excellence, with over 800 episodes. Shawn has received numerous prestigious accolades and has been featured in Power 101 Leaders of the EHS World, Top 50 People Who Most Influenced EHS, Top 40 Rising Stars, Top 11 Health and Safety Influencers, and Top 10 Speakers.
He serves on the Harvard Business Review Advisory Council and the Fast Company Executive Board. He has appeared as a guest on Bloomberg, Fox News, The Daily Mail, Dubai One, U.S. News & World Report, Sirius Business Radio, Wharton Business Daily, and leading safety magazines and podcasts, reinforcing his status as an authority in the field of safety excellence.
For more information, call +1.936.273.8700 or email info@ProActSafety.com.
