The Heart and Soul of Safety: Leading Safety Performance From the Heart

What if the key to preventing every incident wasn't found in policies and procedures, but in the daily moments that inspire your people to truly care?

In The Heart and Soul of Safety, Paul Espenan delivers 55 powerful safety leadership moments designed to transform the way you lead. Born from years of delivering weekly inspiration to operations teams, these stories aren't theoretical. They're proven catalysts for cultural change.

From a lightning strike on Lake Pontchartrain to Neil Armstrong's coolness under pressure, from the custodian who had a school named after her to the Polynesians who spent 400 years following the plovers to Hawaii, each chapter uses compelling narratives to illuminate timeless leadership principles that keep people safe.

This book will help you:

• Build authentic credibility with your team.
• Transform complacency into vigilant engagement.
• Lead with the one quality that matters most: caring.
• Create psychological safety zones where honesty thrives.
• Turn close calls into powerful teaching moments.
• Make safety personal, not procedural.

The Heart and Soul of Safety provides the fuel your organization needs to stay engaged in safety culture. Each moment includes reflection questions and quotations to help you customize the message and make it uniquely yours.

Paul Espenan has transformed organizations for over 38 years through authentic leadership that shapes positive safety cultures and delivers breakthrough results. He currently serves as Senior Vice President of Environmental, Health, Safety and Regulatory for Diversified Energy Company. A Certified Safety Professional with a Master of Science in Environmental Science, Paul previously held leadership positions at Halliburton, ConocoPhillips, and LINN Energy.