Workforce
A Superintendent’s Case for a Psychologically Safe Jobsite
Mitigating current and future risks to their people, while increasing performance by the industry’s recognized metrics of success, is the superintendent’s case for psychological safety.
By Kabri Lehrman-Schmid
October 6, 2020
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by Kabri Lehrman-Schmid
Kabri Lehrman-Schmid is a Project Superintendent for Hensel Phelps Construction Co. based in Seattle. Her 13-year career portfolio includes over $1.5 billion of high-risk projects in the aviation, higher education, and correctional market sectors. She is dedicated to creating a culture of care on her jobsites and promoting the added value of psychological safety in construction. Lehrman-Schmid can be reached at kschmid@henselphelps.com.
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