Chole Webre and Kris Callen started the year with a great Start Safe seminar for Seadrill’s West Polaris in Port Elizabeth, South Africa! Seadrill continues to exhibit a noticeable commitment to safe and efficient operation! #CallenGroup #SafeandEfficient
The Callen Group’s Bo Brasher leading the Sonongal Libongos’ Start Safe seminar in Angola. Seadrill’s Marcel Weiggers and Charles Vierra were on-hand to lead and support the company’s commitment to start every job safe and finish strong. #thecallengroup #startsafe #safeandeffecient
The West Cressida Start Safe Seminar in Songkhla, Thailand was dedicated to Seadrill’s Task Process (PIMED) and Operational Discipline. Seadrill’s mission is to Start Safe and Finish Strong to deliver ‘Safe and Efficient’ operations across their fleet! #TheCallenGroup #SafeAndEfficient #Seadrillcares
Enterprise Offshore finishes another People Safe 2.0 in Houma, LA. The Mountain Top Challenge is designed to use JSA’s, Time Outs and STAR Conversations. Rig 350 “The Dream Team” gave 100% and were very impressive. #TheCallenGroup #SafeAndEfficientOperations
Cameron LNG Leadership Exploration and Development (LEAD) training kicked off Phase Two in Lake Charles, LA. Ross Trahan facilitating employee engagement discussions showing that “doing simple things” like listening to your employee’s opinions can go a long way in motivating…
Seadrill’s West Polaris crew, getting ready to drill offshore in Gabon, attended the Start Safe Seminar in Tenerife, Spain. The participant’s performance in class has been amazing and the commitment of Neil Forrest, VP Operational Integrity, to attend both sessions…
Bo Brasher is shown facilitating the Cameron LNG LEAD Training in Sulphur, LA. Leadership Exploration and Development is vital to every organization and we applaud Cameron LNG for making the investment in their Leaders! #TheCallenGroup #SafeandEfficient
Kris facilitating the Time Out Challenge with Seadrill’s West Mira crew during a Start Safe Seminar in Stavanger Norway. The challenge is designed to help the team understand that calling a TOFS is not as easy as it sounds! #CallenGroup
Brad James, Enterprise Offshore Drilling CEO, attended People Safe 2.0 in Houma, LA and got totally engaged. Talk about Management Commitment! Well done Mr. James! #TheCallenGroup #SafeAndEfficient #Enterprise
Bo, Mike, and Ross can do more than coach. They are shown building experiential challenges for the Enterprise Offshore People Safe 2.0! hashtag#TeamWork hashtag#SafeandEfficient
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.
