Foreword

Harold L. Yoh IIIChair and CEO, Day & Zimmermann

I am honored that Fred and Judith asked me to write a foreword for their new book. I’ve known both of them for many years. Fred serves on Day & Zimmermann’s board of advisers, and Fred and Judith have helped change our culture to allow our people to feel “safe enough to soar.” As an introduction to my work life, since 1999, I have been chair and CEO of Day & Zimmermann, a century-old, family-owned company. Our workforce is over forty-three thousand strong.

At Day & Zimmermann, our number-one value is safety. We feel that we have a world-class safety culture in which people look after each other, point out safety hazards, and make sure they are fixed. We constantly ask, “Why not zero?” ...

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