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FUN in Mexico at the Start Safe Fundamental Seminar

At the end of July we successfully finished a Start Safe Fundamentals Class for the Seadrill Shore-based Team in Cuidad del Carmen, Mexico! This team was a joy and we are excited to see what they are gonna do! #theCallenGroup #Seadrill #StartSafe #SafeandEfficient

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STAR Conversations – Purpose, Intent & Value

Our Coach Martin Smith and 2 CETCO employees, were discussing the purpose, intent, and value of service partners having STAR conversations with the Seadrill crews. Great job Martin and the whole CETCO team! #theCallenGroup #SafeandEfficient

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Consequences of At-Risk Behaviors

“This says that for every fatality you will probably have thirty LTI’s (Lost Time Incidents), leading up to it. We will also probably have 300 Recordables and 3,000 Near Hits as well. But it all starts at the bottom with…

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Kris's Bio

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.