During a coaching session, people will talk about what they don’t understand or why they don’t want to follow a certain procedure. Frequently when a coach drills down, the coach will be able to determine why he thinks what he…
Workshops are excellent for setting clear expectations and building a strong foundation. While the team receives the same message and the team begins to perform, individual beliefs often differ. One-on-one coaching in day-to-day operations speeds up the process! The Callen…
Same behavior. Different outcome. A man walks outside without his hard hat. Most days? Nothing happens. ✅ Another day? Something falls. Near miss. ⚡ Another day? It hits him. Recordable. 🩹 Another day? Hospital stay. 🏥 Lost Time Incident. Another…
We’ve seen training sessions where leadership opens the room, delivers a few remarks… and disappear. And we’ve seen sessions where leaders stay, listen, challenge ideas, and learn alongside the team. The difference in outcomes is enormous. People don’t change because…
Our client partner, Seadrill, continues to show real commitment to safe and efficient operations through their standardized rig start-up workshops. Rig Manager Peter Lewis added a unique twist with team-building exercises inspired by The Amazing Race, bringing collaboration and problem-solving to…
Some of the best training don’t come from the classroom… It comes from the guy beside you on night shift. When teams teach each other, something powerful happens: • Knowledge stops being “owned” and starts being shared • Standards stop…
Do You Know the Answers to These 3 Questions? ✔ What’s Working? ✔ What’s Not? ✔ What’s Effective? Most leaders believe they do. The question is, do they? There’s a real difference between having a management system and truly living…
Studies have shown that we retain more knowledge when training includes experiential activities. We have found that most training provided to the workforce covers the “What” and the “Why”, but doesn’t always cover the “How”. At The Callen Group, we…
Start Safe Workshops in Singapore! You can have a rig with good equipment, good procedures, and a good plan… …and still get hurt. Because the biggest start-up risk isn’t the equipment. It’s the individuals and team forming under pressure. Start-ups…
Kicking off a strong week in Singapore! We’ve had a great start to a series of rig start-up (Start Safe-Finish Strong) workshops with the West Capella team — high energy, honest conversations, and a real “Safe and Efficient” mindset. What…
After 20 years of working with clients involved in high-risk operations around the globe, Kris founded The Callen Group in April 2017 in order to focus solely on developing and promoting high-performing operational cultures that lead to safe and efficient operations.
He founded Performance Coaching International, served as president from 2005 – 2009, was Senior Vice President at The REACH Group from 2009 – 2017, and is a highly respected Senior Leadership and Safety Facilitator. In addition, he was highly involved in the mergers of Global Marine and SantaFe, Hercules, and TODCO as well as Talisman’s North Sea Operations transfer from Total. Kris remains on the cutting edge of advances in the area of behavioral safety, predominately in the Oil and Gas Sector.
Kris’ career has taken him to 90 countries training over 35,000 people. He has been intimately involved with the development and implementation of Behavioral Safety Processes with Enterprise Offshore, Orion Drilling, Hercules Offshore, as well as the former GlobalSantaFe which is now Transocean. In 2019 Kris authored the book “Commit to Safe and Efficient Operations” published by PennWell. This book outlines a clear roadmap for bringing many cultures together and simplifying the safety tools that are used day in and out.
Kris holds dual Bachelor of Science degrees from Belhaven University, Jackson Mississippi, in Accounting and in Business Administration. He is passionate about creating a performance culture where safety and efficiency go hand in hand. He currently divides his time between Lafayette, Louisiana, Tampa, Florida, and Houston, Texas, and has four grown sons: Braxton, Taylor, Joshua, and Noah.
