March 2015
| Business World
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Corval Group’s attention to accountabil-
ity breeds success – both internally and ex-
ternally. Sticking to their beliefs has led the
company to rewards and accolades along the
way, where, in 2014 they were recipients of
AGC Safety Award – Building Division,
after they achieved one million man hours
without a recordable incident and four-mil-
lion man hours without a lost time accident.
“At the end of the day, what I like to focus on
with our teams is we’re individually account-
able for our own safety and supporting the
safe work of others,” Swenson said. “We fo-
cus a lot on programs that have a positive re-
enforcement mechanism.There are two ways
to give feedback: one is to tell people what
they did wrong and give corrective feedback.
Then you can give feedback by using positive
re-enforcement and telling them what they
did right in their actions. We choose to focus
on the latter.”
A shared success, industry recognition and
awards play a significant role in boosting
morale and confidence throughout all levels
of a company. At Corval Group, the family-
like atmosphere and approach to work and
safety is exemplified by how they honor the
achievements.
“Internally, we view it as a celebration of our
