Greg Ford

Greg Ford

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Vancouver, British Columbia

Safety Culture, Communication, Personality Assessment & Talent Expert

Greg Ford is an expert on the link between personality and human error in the workplace. Born in a blue-collar town and raised in a working-class family, Greg Ford has a degree in Psychology and a Master's degree in Adult Education & Workplace Learning. Founder of TalentClick Inc., a global HR technologies company, Greg Ford helps organizations create happier, more engaged, and more productive workforces, which helps save time, save money, and make money. Greg Ford partners with all types of organizations that strive to improve workplace culture, efficiency, and productivity.

GREG FORD BIOGRAPHY

Greg Ford is an expert on the link between personality and human error in the workplace. He is committed to empowering people with “safety self-awareness” in order to modify behaviours and reduce accidents. Greg Ford is passionate about helping organizations eliminate accidents. He is committed to empowering people with “safety self-awareness” so they modify their own behaviours in the workplace.

Born in a blue-collar town and raised in a working-class family, Greg Ford has a degree in Psychology and a Master degree in Adult Education & Workplace Learning.  He is the CEO and co-founder of TalentClick Workforce Solutions and an adjunct professor at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada.

TalentClick Inc. is a global HR technologies company, with thousands of business leaders using tools in more than 100 countries worldwide to hire, train, and develop top-performing employees. While their focus is on psychometric assessments, many of his clients also use his company’s employee engagement surveys, culture surveys, 360 degree reviews, job analysis and competency-mapping tools, and more. All in all, Greg Ford helps organizations create happier, more engaged, and more productive workforces, which helps save time, save money, and make money.

Greg Ford partners with all types of organizations who strive to improve workplace culture, efficiency, and productivity (while reducing the risks of bad hires, absenteeism, employee turnover, theft, fraud, violence, property damage, injuries, fatalities, and more.) Along with recruitment firms, his customers include multi-billion dollar companies in natural resources, construction, manufacturing, transportation, utilities, hospitality, technology, health care, financial services, and more.

Greg’s articles have been published in numerous magazines and journals such as Workplace Today, People Talk, Professional Safety, Mining Engineering, Oil & Gas Monthly, Canadian HR Reporter, and others. Greg Ford is a member of the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers and has spoken throughout North America.

Partial Client List:  Lafarge, Kiewit, Finning, CN Rail, Ledcor, Ellis Don, Freeport McMoran, New Gold, Interfor, Weyerheuser, Deloitte, CAM/ASSE conference, PaperCon, SSPC, Alberta Oil & Gas conference, Tenessee Safety Conf, Canadian CU Human Resources conference, more.

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Greg Ford Topic Presentations

safety self-awareness: a new tool to help leaders reduce human error and decrease incidents

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  • Everyone knows we have an IQ.  Some people know we have an EQ, which measures emotional intelligence.  But did you know we all have a built-in intelligence around Risk?

    This 60-minute keynote session reveals the link between personality and risk tolerance due to each person’s innate safety intelligence (SQ™). These are our natural “default settings” of being Impulsive vs. Cautious, Distractible vs. Focused, Defiant vs. Compliant, and more. Studies show that up to 95% of incidents are caused by human error—not equipment failure, lack of standard operating procedures, or improper training. Progressive leaders are looking at the human factor in the safety equation.

    However, unlike some other behavioural-based safety concepts which focus on observing current behaviours, and “blaming the worker,” Greg will show how leaders can first predict future behaviours using proven psychometrics and then combine that with traditional methods of employee development and leadership coaching.

    Participants can take the unique Safety Quotient (SQ) assessment ahead of time and learn their own strengths and risks in the key personality areas related to safety. During the session, Greg will then teach how “safety self-awareness” leads to self-monitoring and safer choices—which of course results in fewer incidents and injuries and helps create a culture of safety excellence.

measure twice, cut once - how to use a safety culture survey to help build a culture of safety excellence

Greg Ford travels from Vancouver, British Columbia & delivers customized and tailored keynote speeches, presentations, workshops and training sessions. on the topics enlisted below. These services are designed for a variety of audiences, industries, and event types and event formats.

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6 key questions about behavioural assessments

Canadian HRReporter

Data-driven, objective assessments can reveal what’s under the surface to find the right fit for both employers and employees Interest in behavioural assessments for recruitment and workforce management is increasing as they become more accessible and affordable for organizations. Canadian HR Reporter spoke with Greg Ford, president, CEO, and co-founder of TalentClick in Vancouver about behavioural assessments. “[Behavioural assessments] are a piece of the puzzle to help predict who will be top performers. An interview is a performance and many people perform quite well in an interview, but we don't need them on the job to perform well in an interview, we need them to do the job. That's...
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