MQ® SAFETY
Introducing MQ® Safety Intelligence and the S.A.F.E. Platform. Discover the New Way to Reach Vision Zero and Optimize Efficiency in Heavy Industries
MQ® Safety Intelligence Program
The MQ Safety Intelligence Program is designed to transform safety leadership, project management, EHS leadership, and job site supervision in high-stakes industries by focusing on enhancing inner skillsets and leadership capabilities to achieve unparalleled safety and efficiency.
Make Your Whole Team S.A.F.E.!
The S.A.F.E. book is the resource that project managers and safety leaders have been waiting for. Filled with fascinating data points, case studies, and practical action steps, it provides a roadmap to better safety and efficiency. Order a copy to all your team members. Use your Amazon Business account for bulk orders.
Bring the S.A.F.E. Platform to Your Teams
Bring science-based, human-centric, and results-oriented training to your onsite teams through our Certified S.A.F.E. Instructors or through the convenience of our digital course platforms. Protect your workers' wellbeing and optimize their performance with this missing piece to safety and efficiency.
The MQ® Safety Intelligence Program
MQ® Safety Intelligence training offers a missing piece to today’s safety puzzle: mind-training solutions for managers and leaders to significantly lower incident rates and optimize team efficiency.
Instead of blaming the field for incidents, managers can optimize their influence on outcomes where it starts: in the quality of leadership and how leaders show up and set their teams up for success (or failure).
Participants undergo a transformative journey, mastering stress, overwhelm, focus, self-awareness, and impact, and maximizing the human factor through their leadership capabilities.
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PARTICIPANTS:
Project executives, EHS and safety leaders, project managers, supervisors, forepersons, and other middle managers responsible for safety and efficiency in teams and on job sites.
DELIVERY:
In-person and hybrid options, including course platform and app.
8-module program
S.A.F.E. — The Ultimate Guide
“This is really good stuff! Linda can make a significant impact and save lives.”
~ Michael McNally, Board Chair, Granite Construction, former President & CEO, Skanska USA
The S.A.F.E. book is the essential resource for project managers and safety leaders seeking a groundbreaking approach to workplace safety and efficiency. Packed with compelling data, real-world case studies, and actionable steps, S.A.F.E. presents a powerful roadmap that places the human factor at the center of every decision.
Designed for immediate impact, the book’s insights and exercises empower teams to implement changes right away—whether in the office or out on the job site. It goes beyond theory, providing practical tools that allow you to make a measurable difference in safety and efficiency, no matter where you work.
Each chapter of S.A.F.E.—Stress Resilience, Awareness, Flexibility, and Executive Function—challenges common misconceptions about human capacity and potential, revealing a new way forward in creating an exceptional safety culture.
Order the BookThe S.A.F.E. Platform
The S.A.F.E. platform is powered by the transformational findings in Mindfulness Intelligence® (MQ) and offers project managers and safety leaders a blueprint for upskilling their leadership from the inside to meet the demands of today's high-stakes environments.
S for Stress Resilience:
With 83% of US workers affected by work-related stress and stress is behind 80% of workplace accidents, it's clear that stress reduction is key to minimizing errors. The S.A.F.E. platform introduces innovative techniques to create a safer and more efficient work environment through effective stress management.
A for Awareness:
Developing heightened awareness (including self-awareness, situational awareness, and relational awareness) is crucial for identifying hazards and recognizing opportunities. By accurately reading the project environment and the team's mental, emotional, and physical states, leaders can implement proactive safety and efficiency measures.
F for Flexibility:
The S.A.F. E. platform equips leaders with the adaptability needed to handle unexpected challenges. Flexible thinking and behavior ensure that safety procedures are followed and the best outcomes are achieved, even in the most demanding situations. Project leads that can adapt on the fly will find creative solutions and easily spring into swift action.
E for Executive Function:
Strengthening executive functions like decision-making, problem-solving, and impulse control fosters a work culture prioritizing intelligent action and mental well-being. With the right training, better-functioning brains are available to everyone and lead to more resilient and effective teams.
S.A.F.E. On The Job Site Program
The S.A.F.E. on the Job Site Program is designed to support workers with the S.A.F.E. platform without disturbing their workday. It effectively combats stress, absentmindedness, and physical and cognitive failures that often lead to accidents and fatalities in high-risk and high-stakes environments.
The training is integrated with toolbox meetings and improves stress resilience, awareness, flexibility, and executive functions.
Greater individual focus, bounce-back power, and increased collaborative capabilities will immediately contribute to better project results and on-time deliveries.
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PARTICIPANTS:
Everyone on a job site or workplace where safety and efficiency are paramount.
DELIVERY:
In-person with digital options, including course platform and app.
Qualified S.A.F.E. trainers educated by IBI facilitates in-person workshops and on-site integration of the training.
4-module training, plus integration
Ready for the New Way to Reach Vision Zero and Optimize Efficiency?
The MQ Method
Mindfulness Intelligence (MQ) is a powerful mind training approach utilized by leaders and managers worldwide. It is designed to effectively tackle the complex challenges within modern leadership.
By prioritizing personal growth and self-awareness, leaders can conquer barriers in themselves and their teams that block collaborative flow, innovative heights, and exceptional deliveries.
Through a comprehensive framework of mental agility, leaders gain the tools to authentically engage their teams and drive extraordinary results while maintaining alignment with the organization's core values.
Participants in the MQ Safety Intelligence program can expect an above-60 % increase in efficiency, attention, focus, and workplace relationships. Pair these with significant improvements in sleep quality and a 50% plus decrease in stress, overwhelm, anxiety, and depression. In addition, there is a substantial decrease in blood inflammation, beneficial for all health matters.
*Results above are independently measured for eight weeks when engaging in these methods.
Linda Bjork
Transforming Safety Leadership in Heavy Industry
Linda Bjork is a trusted advisor to Fortune 100 executives, U.S. Army Generals, and safety leaders, helping them build cultures of high performance, resilience, and efficiency. As the Founder of Mindfulness Intelligence® and creator of the MQ® Safety Intelligence framework, Linda is at the forefront of a new era in leadership—where clarity, awareness, and human factors drive safety and operational excellence.
With deep roots in the construction industry, Linda understands the relentless demands of high-risk environments. Growing up immersed in the world of construction, she experienced firsthand the challenges of balancing efficiency, safety, and leadership accountability. This perspective, combined with her background in engineering, crisis management, and business strategy, led her to develop the S.A.F.E. Platform—a transformative approach designed to reduce accidents, increase engagement, and enhance decision-making in high-stakes industries.
Linda’s methodologies are grounded in science and results-driven, integrating neuroscience, behavioral leadership, and Mindfulness Intelligence® to create safer, smarter, and more adaptive teams. A certified Executive Success Coach and MBSR Leader, she is a sought-after speaker, author, and consultant, delivering actionable strategies that help organizations achieve Vision Zero while maximizing productivity.
Whether on stage at global industry conferences or working directly with leadership teams, Linda equips safety professionals and decision-makers with the tools to elevate safety culture from compliance to awareness, fostering workplaces where people don’t just survive—but thrive.
MQ® Safety Intelligence Program
The MQ Safety Intelligence Program is designed to transform safety leadership, project management, EHS leadership, and job site supervision in high-stakes industries by focusing on enhancing inner skillsets and leadership capabilities to achieve unparalleled safety and efficiency.
Order the S.A.F.E. Book Here!
The S.A.F.E. book is the resource that project managers and safety leaders have been waiting for. Filled with fascinating data points, case studies, and practical action steps, it provides a roadmap to better safety and efficiency. Contact us to get on the waitlist for early fall 2024 launch.
Bring the S.A.F.E. Platform to Your Teams
The Inner Business Institute has Certified S.A.F.E. Instructors and digital support ready to bring the missing piece to vision zero and optimized efficiency out to your teams. Reach out and let's make stress resilience, awareness, flexibility, and executive function part of your success strategy.
