Career · FORTUNE
Fortune #42
Caution
If a step poses serious danger, pause that step, alert the responsible person, and use the relevant local safety route before thinking about the deadline.
QUOTE CARD
A quote for you
“วินัยที่แท้จริงและได้ผลซึ่งใช้กับคนงานนั้นมาจากลูกค้าของเขาเอง ความกลัวที่จะสูญเสียงานจากลูกค้าเป็นสิ่งที่ยับยั้งการทุจริตและแก้ไขความประมาทของเขา”
— อดัม สมิธ
นักปรัชญาศีลธรรมและนักเศรษฐศาสตร์ชาวสกอต ผู้เขียน The Theory of Moral Sentiments
- Person
- Adam Smith
- Source work
- Chapter X, Part II.
- Source text
- The real and effectual discipline which is exercised over a workman is that of his customers. It is the fear of losing their employment which restrains his frauds and corrects his negligence.
STORY & REFLECTION
A task paused before someone was hurt
Guidance-based illustration · A task paused before someone was hurt
Illustrative scene: A team must move a heavy rack before opening. They find loose bolts while people walk beneath it, and a shift lead says the task must finish before customers arrive.
The workers cordon off the area and ask the responsible person to inspect the rack before lifting continues. Opening may be delayed, but no one should be put at risk to save minutes on a schedule.
OSHA advises raising dangerous conditions and seeking correction. Legal rights and procedures vary by place, but a deadline should not hide a serious safety risk.
Risk decisions should begin with the actual conditions, not a prediction that everything will probably be fine.
Reflection
Safety comes before a deadline.
A small action today
Stop the risky step and report it through the proper channel.
A question to reflect on
Which step is not safe enough to continue today?