I am a passionate and knowledgeable Health and Safety Professional and ESG Manager, with broad experience and interests, but with a specific focus on Leadership and Culture, the future work environment, Human Factors, Psychological Safety and Language and Communication. I use a holistic approach to protect people from harm, and businesses from risk.
I am a Mental Health First Aider, ORANGE BUTTON wearer and both a FIR (Fairness, Inclusion and Respect) and a GoConstruct/STEM Ambassador.
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I'm afraid this answer to your question comes from a different perspective to what you might expect, but I hope it helps.
Quite a few years ago I was part of a large multinational organisation that was... (More)
Hi, @Jeanette Fourie-Pollock.
If you haven't already, work your way through the IoL's Dimensions of Leadership. This will be a great way of identifying your strengths ,as well as any areas for development. I can't recommend this as a starting... (More)
The most important (to me) is the ability and willingness to learn and develop.
This is not as straightforward to answer as it might seem, in my opinion. If you are referring to the Leaders at the top of the business, it depends on where you sit in relation to your current position.
Ceteris... (More)
Good morning, Peter
Firstly I should say that I do not have any personal experience of colleagues suffering from SAD, and this is a personal opinion rather than a professional one.
SAD is a condition which exists all your round... (More)
"It's a 'yes' from me!"
Though I would add a caveat that the meetings did not end up like the now infamous Handforth Council meeting and that the councillors themselves understood their operating rules and procedures. I've sat the executive... (More)
Leadership is Language - David L Marquet - Penguin Business, 2020. It's inspirational and goal defining!
Admittedly I would have voted for all four, but as I had to choose one it was Cognitive leadership.
In ranked order it would have been:
Very interesting, Margaret.
'Big' Business is slowly becoming more focussed on the 'bigger picture' with the influence of investors focussing on ESG. As such, business leaders are having to become more obvious in their position as leaders within their business... (More)
Good afternoon, Khayalethu
The first thing to do is to identify WHY they are not following procedures. Are the procedures fit for process? Do they reflect the way in which work is done, or as it is imagined by management?... (More)
The following is a very bold statement that headlined a post in my LinkedIn feed this morning:
"Don't wait for issues to arise, be proactive and take all of the necessary steps at the beginning of your project to eliminate... (More)
IMHO it is being able to grow, help others to grow, be supported and support others.
@Bill Van Eron38 There is definitely time for a re-brand of HR. With more and more attention faced to how the planet is becoming depleted of its resources, Human Resources has the implication that employees are there to be used... (More)
Good morning, Judy
I now this response is coming a long time after your original post, but it has stayed in my mind ever since as it is something I am interested in from a personal perspective. I'm not a... (More)
