Jürgen Tietz – Safety Behavioural Specialist, Professional Speaker, Coach, Author

Jürgen is a Behavioural Safety / Manufacturing Specialist working as a Professional Speaker-Consultant. 

As a self-employed Speaker-Consultant for 10+ years, he has presented and facilitated over 290 presentations and workshops in Southern Africa, developed more than 25 COOL TOOL™ Safety Awareness Products, coached 28 individuals, received Best Speaker / Ideas Awards at two international conferences and written and self-published in excess of 550 copies of his book on leadership and life skills. He continues to write articles for leading industry magazines and to share his passion for safety via the SAFETY TIPS mailing. Jürgen uses his fluency in English, Afrikaans, German and Zulu, as well as his People Philosophy and unique techniques, to raise safety awareness and shift behavioural paradigms at all levels of organisations.  

Jürgen is an independent, assertive and enthusiastic business manager whose career with AEL (25 years) led to his reputation as a results-oriented expert and leading authority in mass production equipment, manufacturing, productivity improvement, change management, leadership, communication and people relationships, especially across cultures. He significantly increased sales, reduced costs, increased productivity, improved machine designs, and developed and implemented innovative processes and systems for Quality & SHE, engineering and shifts, some of which were world firsts. 

Jürgen believes in SIMPLY SMART SAFETY™ and PRO-ACTIVE ACTION and communicates this in his inimitable, dynamic and forthright style, using multi-media and hand-outs to engage the delegates and sustain their enthusiasm for change.