Leadership in Hazardous Industries
13 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago -Leadership in hazardous industries! Is it different to non hazardous industries? Nikki McMurray works as a leadership coach and conducts leadership workshops in hazardous industries; water, gas, high voltage, open cut, underground, rail, construction, water etc. Unlike most, Nikki actually coaches leaders and influencers on the job. She has seen what works and what doesn't. Leadership is a skill, anyone can learn it, you just need to know the tools and how to use them. Listen in to go from SURVIVING to THRIVING!
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Stepping Up to Lead
August 17, 2021 04:14 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MB#012 Jack started his career in 2007 with a large petrochemical company doing multi-skilled Engineering, later he streamlined into the Electrical and the Instrumentation field in England. A few years down the line, he met his wife and they both had a passion to travel, so decided to give it a go! After about 8/9 months of backpacking they found themselves on Australian shores ready to start work again. It was during Jack’s time in Australia I met him whilst working in the power generati...
Can we stop wearing sleep depreviation as a badge of honour?
April 10, 2021 07:14 - 56 minutes - 52.5 MB#011 Dr. Adam Fletcher is globally recognised as a pioneer in 24-hour work safety, occupational alertness and fatigue risk management. He has worked as a research scientist in the University sector and for the US Army in Washington, D.C., and is the CEO of Integrated Safety Support, a company he founded in 2006. Adam is also an Honorary Professor at the University of South Australia. He lives in Melbourne, Australia with his daughter Elsie and having grown up in the beautiful wine distr...
Increasing Mental Health Awareness in Leaders & Influencers can help everyone stay safer with Clint
February 10, 2021 02:21 - 51 minutes - 47.3 MB#010 Clint Adams is a former Victorian police officer who studied psychology and later, rehabilitation counselling. His police, counselling, injury management, senior human resources roles and working with asylum seekers have made him develop insights into the psychology and social interactions of individuals in trying conditions. Clint has developed various behavioural and leadership programs to help people deal with various issues from PTSD to bullying and harassment. He is a keynote spe...
Influencers and Leaders are you ready to be a ROCKSTAR?
November 11, 2020 01:03 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MB#009 Sarah McVanel helps individuals leverage the exponential power of recognition to retain top talent, fuel healthy teams and sustain healthy bottom lines. She speaks nationally on the topic, leads workshops, coaches leaders, and conducts organizational recognition program reviews. Sarah is a Certified Senior Organizational Development Professional (CSODP), Professional Certified Coach (PCC) and Certified Human Resources Leader (CHRL). She is one of 1500 Certified Professional Speakers (...
What Keeps You Awake At Night?
October 08, 2020 22:08 - 26 minutes - 36 MB#008 Katrina is a Certified Professional Ergonomist (CPE) with over 25 years Occupational Health and Safety experience in the chemical, manufacturing, retail, local government, health and steel manufacturing industries. An early acute care nursing career lead to post graduate studies in Occupational Health Nursing (Cumberland College 1986/87) and Grad Dip Ergonomics (UNSW) completion in 2003. Experience includes 16 years at BlueScope Steel Australia & New Zealand – a steel manufacturing ...
Next Generation Safety Leadership: From Compliance to Care
August 28, 2020 03:31 - 27 minutes - 63 MB#007 Clive Lloyd is an Australian psychologist who assists organisations to improve their safety performance through the development of trust and psychological safety, by doing Safety Differently. He is the co-director and principal consultant with GYST Consulting Pty Ltd and developer of the acclaimed Care Factor Program. Clive was recently named among the top 5 Global thought leaders and influencers on Health & Safety by Thinkers360. He has authored a practical and easy to read book cal...
Building Human Momentum for Success
August 04, 2020 05:07 - 44 minutes - 61.2 MB#006 With a tag line "A dual qualified Engineer with big project experience and proven ability to build and lead teams to successful outcomes", I was keen to chat with Jeremy and find out some of his tips for building and leading crews/teams. Jeremy has over 20 years experience in high risk industries. His experience in a team environment extends from being a role player early on, through to establishing and leading delivery teams for major infrastructure construction projects around th...
Emotional Intelligence the Critical Skill for Today's Leaders and Influencers
July 17, 2020 05:00 - 44 minutes - 40.7 MB#005 Vanessa Aldous is a Registered Psychologist who has been consulting to businesses predominantly in the Mining and Resources sector for the past 16 years. Vanessa is passionate about creating individual and cultural change that will enhance the performance and outcomes of organisations committed to continuous improvement with real results. Vanessa has extensive experience coaching leaders across all levels of the organisation, from the CEO to Frontline Leaders. Her understanding and a...
Leading with a Curious Mind
June 24, 2020 03:41 - 29 minutes - 28.1 MB#004 It was great to catch up with Sean who has gone from hotel operations to the mining industry; open cut. Sean is the only Wallabies supporter in his entire extended family of All-Blacks tragics. Caring not for Rugby Union, he's a family man, podcast host of Beneath the Surface podcast and lover of all things mining who struggles to say no to an opportunity. Hence his inaugural appearance on Leadership in Hazardous Industries on a weeks’ notice. With a background in hotel operations,...
Interpersonal Relationships, Alcohol and Privacy
May 29, 2020 06:24 - 33 minutes - 27.8 MB#003 This episode was originally titled Sex, Alcohol and Privacy and it was continually taken off the air, it appears for having the word sex in the title! Paulette McCormack has more than a decade of international and national employment relations’ experience across a multitude of industries and company sizes she is well equipped for any situation. She holds a Masters in Human Resource Management, a Masters in Employment Relations, a Diploma in Business, a Diploma in Management and is...
Sex, Alcohol and Privacy
May 29, 2020 06:24 - 33 minutes - 27.8 MB#003 Paulette McCormack has more than a decade of international and national employment relations’ experience across a multitude of industries and company sizes she is well equipped for any situation. She holds a Masters in Human Resource Management, a Masters in Employment Relations, a Diploma in Business, a Diploma in Management and is now also a student completing a Bachelor of Law (with honours) with the sole intention of specialising in employment law. Whilst that all seems impres...
Apprentice to Manager
May 29, 2020 05:25 - 34 minutes - 28.6 MB#002 Guy has gone from an apprentice to a manager working in manufacturing, then mining to now the utilities industry. Yes he and his team help keep the lights on in Australia. It was a many years ago when I met Guy, he decided to take on an additional role and become a co-facilitator on the leadership workshops I was conducting in the utilities organisation he now works for. Listen in to hear about Guy's leadership journey; going from surviving to thriving and his tips on creating a gre...
Welcome to Leadership in Hazardous Industries
May 29, 2020 03:02 - 24 minutes - 20.9 MB#001The first episode has me handing the mic over to Leanne Hughes. Leanne interviews me to find out about my leadership journey and what you can expect on the Leadership in Hazardous Industries podcast to support you on your journey of going from surviving to thriving. Leanne hosts her own podcast called The First Time Facilitator and has worked in hazardous industries, so she knows a thing or two about podcasting and working hazardous environments. I couldn't have thought of a more e...