An Executive Perspective of Human and Organizational Performance (HOP) – S&B’s Journey

Oct. 16, 2024
Explore Human and Organizational Performance (HOP)—a transformative approach to workplace safety. Discover how S&B turned HOP principles into practical tools, built system resilience with employee-driven solutions, and overcame challenges for long-term success.

October 16, 2024
3:00 PM ET / 2:00 PM CT / 12:00 PM PT / 8:00 PM GMT

Duration: 1 hour
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Summary

What is Human and Organizational Performance (HOP)? It can be described as a science-based approach to understanding how people interact with complexity and uncertainty in the context of normally successful work. This understanding is then used to build resilient capacity into the systems where that work is performed. HOP is not a program (and certainly not a safety program!) – it is an operational philosophy. The principles of HOP may look easy on paper, but turning principles into practice is another matter.

Hear first-hand how S&B, a leading EPC company, successfully implemented HOP into its corporate culture through:

  • Creation of a compelling business case.
  • Development and deployment of operational tools and practices.
  • Use of employee-developed solutions to create increased system resilience, while accommodating human error and operational surprise.

S&B’s Senior Vice President of HSE, John Bolt, will also take a deep dive into:

  • Prerequisites for instilling HOP as an operational philosophy.
  • Pitfalls that may hinder successful deployment and long-term sustainability.
 

Speakers

John Bolt 
Senior Vice President, Health, Safety & Environmental 
S&B 


John Bolt is the Senior Vice President of Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) for S&B. He has been with S&B since 2017, serving in various corporate HSE assignments. Prior to joining S&B, he served in the United States Marine Corps for 26 years as an officer and F/A-18 pilot and retired at the rank of Colonel. John has worked in various aviation operations, standardization, safety, and training positions.

He also completed multiple executive leadership assignments; most notably having operational command of an F/A-18 fighter squadron during combat operations in Afghanistan. He is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and a distinguished graduate of the U.S. Naval War College. 
 
John lives in Houston with his wife Jannette. They have 3 daughters: Adrienne, Kaitlyn and Lauren. 

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