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41 episodes - English - Latest episode: 12 months ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsFor over three decades, JMJ has maintained its position as a leading culture transformation consulting firm, helping executives, leaders and front-line workers transform safety, sustainability, and business performance. We share our learnings, insights and methodologies in a free podcast series, ‘Transformation Talks.’ Each episode is hosted by a JMJ consultant with a passion for helping leadership deliver breakthrough results. Got a question for us? Get in touch. www.jmj.com/contact
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The Fundamentals of Safety Leadership: Lessons from Two Project Leaders of Major Capital Projects
July 27, 2023 05:00 - 29 minutes - 20.1 MBIn our latest podcast, JMJ’s Alan Palmer is joined by Mike Porter, Intel Project Director, and Jim Hayde, Operations Director at Jacobs Engineering, to reflect on the safety achievements of Intel's "Fab 14" major capital project which took place in Ireland 25 years ago. During the discussion, Mike and Jim share many stories and anecdotes that highlight how they created an aligned, collaborative safety culture resulting in an amazing five million worker-hours without a fatality. The project...
How do leadership and culture contribute to corporate sustainability?
June 13, 2022 14:00 - 16 minutes - 11.4 MBEarlier this year, JMJ and The Bennett Institute for Public Policy at the University of Cambridge released a study titled, Sustainability: Corporate culture and leadership perspectives. The research asked global business leaders across a range of sectors to share attitudes, barriers, and enablers of successful corporate sustainability strategies from a leadership and culture standpoint. In the latest edition of JMJ’s Culture Transformation Consulting podcast, Jeff Williams, CEO of JMJ and t...
Construction industry interview with the former CEO of Jacobs Engineering
May 01, 2022 05:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MBIn conversation with Jay Greenspan, Craig Martin talks about the construction company's safety journey and shares some of the inspirational stories that have shaped his lifelong commitment to an Incident and Injury-Free™ workplace.
Catastrophe: 3. Water
October 26, 2021 20:00 - 38 minutes - 26.2 MBIn this episode, Gill Kernick and Matthew Price look at the Costa Concordia disaster - the ship that hit rocks and capsized off the coast of Italy. Despite being so close to land, 33 people lost their lives. A subsequent investigation focused on the shortcomings in the procedures followed by the Costa Concordia’s crew and the actions of her captain Francesco Schettino. He was later jailed for 16 years. But while the fingers were pointed at a rogue captain in order to explain this disaster...
Catastrophe: 4. Disease
October 26, 2021 20:00 - 45 minutes - 31.1 MBIn this episode, Gill Kernick and Matthew Price look at why we weren't more prepared for the pandemic... We knew it was coming. The World Health Organisation published its first pandemic plan in 1999. The UK had also planned for it. What on earth happened? And what does that story tell us more broadly about why we fail to prevent catastrophe? Gill and Matthew speak to two front-line workers, Chidera Ota and Louise Curtis to find out how they adapted to a fast-moving emergency situation. ...
Catastrophe: 5. Blame
October 26, 2021 20:00 - 40 minutes - 27.7 MBIn this episode, Gill Kernick and Matthew Price look at our obsession with blame and blame-avoidance and how that cements our inability to learn. They speak to the former government advisor Salma Shah and Times Radio correspondent Charlotte Ivers about the relationship between politicians and the media and how blame plays a central role. They also speak to Christopher Hood Emeritus Professor of Government at All Souls Oxford and author of The Blame Game - Spin, Bureaucracy, and Self Preser...
Catastrophe: 6. Hope
October 26, 2021 20:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MBTRIGGER WARNING: THERE IS A SHORT CLIP OF HANAN WAHABI GIVING EVIDENCE AT THE GRENFELL INQUIRY AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS PODCAST. In this episode, Gill Kernick and Matthew Price go back to the start, to the Grenfell Tower fire to look for where hope for change might emerge. Joined by Hanan Wahabi, a former resident and survivor of the fire, they explore grief and where hope can be found in the aftermath of disasters. Hanan’s brother Abdul Aziz and his family died on the 21st floor at Grenf...
Catastrophe: 1. Fire
October 26, 2021 19:00 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MBTRIGGER WARNING: THERE IS A VERY SHORT CLIP OF THE FIRST EMERGENCY CALL AND SOUNDS OF THE NIGHT NEAR THE BEGINNING OF THIS PODCAST In this first episode, Gill Kernick and Matthew Price go back to June 2017 when Gill witnessed the terrible fire at Grenfell that killed 72 people. As she watched the fire rip through the building she felt helpless. She knew, as a consultant advising high hazard industries on how to prevent disasters, that this should never have happened. With the help of Guil...
Catastrophe: 2. Air
October 26, 2021 19:00 - 43 minutes - 30.3 MBIn this episode, Gill Kernick and Matthew Price examine what went wrong with the Boeing 737 Max aircraft. Why did 346 people lose their lives? With the help of the consulting editor at Flight Global, David Learmount, Gill and Matthew look at the culture of Boeing at the time of the accident, and find out why not even the pilots of the new plane knew about MCAS - a new technology that led to the disasters. They speak to retired NASA Astronaut Jim Wetherbee and domestic airline pilot La...
Catastrophe
May 27, 2021 20:00 - 11 minutes - 8.01 MBJMJ Associates Jeff Williams, CEO and Master Consultant, Gill Kernick discuss how Gill’s experience writing her Book Catastrophe and Systemic Change: Learning from the Grenfell Tower Fire and Other Disasters has impacted her professionally as she works with clients in high-risk industries and what her hope for the future is. About the podcast: The fire colored the night sky a brutal orange. Thick black smoke rose from the building. From her living room in a neighboring tower block, Gill K...
Holistic Safety
May 13, 2021 10:00 - 11 minutes - 7.77 MBJoin JMJ Senior Consultant, Kelli Bettenhausen, and Tom Peterson, Construction Senior Leader, in a conversation about 'holistic safety', the theme for this year's Construction Safety Week. For more episodes and insights head to JMJ.com
Psychological Safety: How Can Leaders Create a Psychologically Safe Workplace Culture to Support Health and Safety Performance?
May 06, 2021 10:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MBJoin Mark Britton, JMJ partner, and Kelli Bettenhausen, JMJ Senior Consultant, discuss the topic of psychological safety. Mark shares why he became interested in this subject, and what he has learnt from his research. He goes on to explain how his findings led him to identify 10 leadership capabilities and best practices leaders need to develop and display to make people feel safe and able to take interpersonal risk. For more episodes and insights head to JMJ.com
Construction Safety Week 2021
May 04, 2021 10:00 - 11 minutes - 8.16 MBJoin JMJ Managing Consultant, Greg Savage, and Rebecca Severson, Corporate Director of Safety at Gilbane Building Company, talk about the evolution of Construction Safety Week. They discuss the importance of this year’s theme, ‘holistic safety’, and explain why placing physical and mental health at the forefront is critical to keeping construction workers safe. For more episodes and insights head to JMJ.com
What Does Poetry Have To Do With Leadership? Wrap-Up Episode
February 12, 2021 11:00 - 17 minutes - 11.8 MBKelli and Kathryn, along with special guest Ryan Lovchik, look back at Season 1 and discuss the good, the great, and the next season of the podcast series. For more episodes and insights head to JMJ.com
What Does Poetry Have To Do With Leadership? "For A Leader"
February 03, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 47.5 MBIn this episode of "What Does Poetry Have To Do With Leadership?", JMJ consultants Kathryn Schindler and Kelli Bettenhausen explore 'For A Leader', by John O'Donohue. Kelli and Kathryn, along with special guests Mark Guest and Rick Bair, discuss leadership as a developmental journey without an endpoint. The poem ‘For A Leader’ is from the book 'To Bless the Space Between Us: A Book of Blessings', published by Doubleday; First Edition (March 4, 2008). Available for purchase on Amazon: http...
What Does Poetry Have To Do With Leadership? "Equality and Justice"
January 14, 2021 11:00 - 19 minutes - 13.4 MBIn this episode of "What Does Poetry Have To Do With Leadership?", JMJ consultants Kathryn Schindler and Kelli Bettenhausen explore "Equality and Justice" by Arya N. Kelli and Kathryn, along with special guests Arya N. and Amy Hanf, discuss the leadership distinction of committing to the achievement of equality and justice for all. Arya shares examples of intentional development for young leaders who make it a pledge - and really, really mean it. For more episodes and insights head to JMJ...
What Does Poetry Have To Do With Leadership? "Walking Meditation"
January 06, 2021 11:00 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MBIn this episode of "What Does Poetry Have To Do With Leadership?", JMJ consultants Kathryn Schindler and Kelli Bettenhausen explore "Walking Meditation" by Thich Naht Hanh, a Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk, peace activist, and poet Kathryn and Kelli explore what happens when management stops talking and starts listening. It means reversing the flow of communication. Doing a listening tour as a specific act of leadership builds connectenedness with people on the front lines. The poem ‘Wa...
[Repeat] What Does Poetry Have To Do With Leadership? "Come"
December 30, 2020 11:00 - 21 minutes - 14.7 MBThis episode is a repeat of one originally airing October 28. Stay tuned next week for a brand new episode. In this episode of "What Does Poetry Have To Do With Leadership?", JMJ consultants Kathryn Schindler and Kelli Bettenhausen explore "Come" by Australian poet Andrew Colliver. Available in a collection of poems and stories titled 'This Dance of Bliss: Ecstatic Poetry from Around the World (Poetry Chaikhana Anthology Book 2)' by Ivan Granger, published by Poetry Chaikhana 2018. Kelli...
What Does Poetry Have To Do With Leadership? "The Guest House" by Rumi
December 16, 2020 11:00 - 40 minutes - 27.8 MBIn this episode of "What Does Poetry Have To Do With Leadership?", JMJ consultants Kathyrn Schindler and Kelli Bettenhausen explore "The Guest House" by the 13th Century Sufi mystic poet Rumi. This poem explores the question of who a leader needs to be with regard to interacting with all those around her and how expressing appreciation is essential to accomplishing the unpredictable future that the individual leader has taken a stand for. For more episodes and insights head to JMJ.com
Leadership Quality of Empathy
December 08, 2020 18:00 - 26 minutes - 17.9 MBIn this episode, JMJ consultants Kelli Bettenhausen, Michael Huvane, and Camille Ford share a conversation about the leadership quality of empathy. For more episodes and insights head to JMJ.com.
What Does Poetry Have To Do With Leadership? "Cutting Loose"
December 02, 2020 11:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MBIn this episode of "What Does Poetry Have To Do With Leadership?", JMJ consultants Kathyrn Schindler and Kelli Bettenhausen explore "Cutting Loose" by poet William Stafford. Kelli and Kathryn discuss the leadership quality of empathy and what it means to remain in touch with shared sorrow while bringing people from there they are. When a breakdown occurs, what can be done differently to achieve breakthough? "Cutting Loose" by William Stafford, Copyright 1982. Permission granted by Kim St...
[Repeat] What Does Poetry Have To Do With Leadership? "The Leader"
November 25, 2020 11:00 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MBThis episode is a repeat of one originally airing on October 14. Stay tuned next week for a brand new episode. In the first episode of "What Does Poetry Have To Do With Leadership?", JMJ consultants Kathryn Schindler and Kelli Bettenhausen explore the poem "The Leader". This short poem by English poet Roger McGough asks the big question: What distinguishes leadership? “The Leader” by Roger McGough from Sky in the Pie (© Roger McGough 1983) is used by permission of United Agents (www.unit...
What Does Poetry Have To Do With Leadership? "What Haunts Him"
November 11, 2020 11:00 - 39 minutes - 27.2 MBIn this episode of "What Does Poetry Have To Do With Leadership?", JMJ consultants Kathyrn Schindler and Kelli Bettenhausen explore "What Haunts Him" from the book "Voices" by Lucille Clifton (BOA Editions, Ltd., 2008). Kelli and Kathryn, along with special guests Brian Martin and Regina Williams, discuss the leadership distinctions that leadership can come from anyplace and anyone, regardless of their authority level For more episodes and insights head to JMJ.com
What Does Poetry Have To Do With Leadership? "what haunts him"
November 11, 2020 11:00 - 39 minutes - 27.2 MBIn this episode of "What Does Poetry Have To Do With Leadership?", JMJ consultants Kathyrn Schindler and Kelli Bettenhausen explore "what haunts him" from the book "Voices" by Lucille Clifton (BOA Editions, Ltd., 2008). Kelli and Kathryn, along with special guests Brian Martin and Regina Williams, discuss the leadership distinctions that leadership can come from anyplace and anyone, regardless of their authority level. For more episodes and insights head to JMJ.com
What Does Poetry Have To Do With Leadership? "Come"
October 28, 2020 10:00 - 20 minutes - 14.5 MBIn this episode of "What Does Poetry Have To Do With Leadership?", JMJ consultants Kathryn Schindler and Kelli Bettenhausen explore "Come" by Australian poet Andrew Colliver. Available in a collection of poems and stories titled 'This Dance of Bliss: Ecstatic Poetry from Around the World (Poetry Chaikhana Anthology Book 2)' by Ivan Granger, published by Poetry Chaikhana 2018. Kelli and Kathryn discuss the leadership distinctions of 'Getting on the balcony' and 'Not knowing' what’s on the o...
What Does Poetry Have To Do With Leadership? "The Leader"
October 14, 2020 19:00 - 30 minutes - 21 MBIn the first episode of "What Does Poetry Have To Do With Leadership?", JMJ consultants Kathryn Schindler and Kelli Bettenhausen explore the poem "The Leader". This short poem by English poet Roger McGough asks the big question: What distinguishes leadership? “The Leader” by Roger McGough from Sky in the Pie (© Roger McGough 1983) is used by permission of United Agents (www.unitedagents.co.uk) on behalf of Roger McGough. For more episodes and insights head to JMJ.com.
What Does Poetry Have To Do With Leadership? Explainer Episode
October 06, 2020 13:00 - 12 minutes - 8.57 MBWelcome to "What Does Poetry Have To Do With Leadership?" Listen to JMJ consultants Kelli Bettenhausen and Kathryn Schindler, introduce the podcast series while they explain and demonstrate “What Does Poetry Have to do With Leadership?” Why it is a novel tool for leaders, particularly in these times, and how poetry is becoming a business practice within today’s organizations. For more episodes and insights head to JMJ.com
Emerging Leadership in a Post Covid-19 Crisis World
May 06, 2020 21:00 - 12 minutes - 8.38 MBJoin JMJ Co-founder Mike Goddu in a conversation on how we emerge as leaders in a Post Covid-19 crisis world. From the standpoint of organizational excellence, human performance, organizational development, there is no better time to learn and improve. There is no better time to engage your supervisors in your technicians. There is no better time, and people have figured out how they know which button to hit. To get the cross-functional people together to make the improvements they always wi...
Life of a Leader During COVID-19
April 22, 2020 21:00 - 31 minutes - 21.5 MBJoin JMJ Master Consultant Gill Kernick and Tamsin Lishman, Asset Director, Northumbrian Water discuss the challenges of working during these disruptive times. Listen to how they are adapting, learning, innovating, and collaborating to deliver water safely.
Inclusion
April 02, 2020 18:00 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MBIn our conversations, we talk a lot about communication style differences and how this either promotes or inhibits inclusiveness. We also get into leadership and their role in first understanding and then promoting inclusive behavior. We discuss how psychological safety is an absolute imperative and foundational in promoting inclusion and diversity and how all of this is quite hard and even more difficult when people are not face-to-face.
Driving a Virtually Inclusive Culture
April 02, 2020 18:00 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MBIn our conversations, we talk a lot about communication style differences and how this either promotes or inhibits inclusiveness. We also get into leadership and their role in first understanding and then promoting inclusive behavior. We discuss how psychological safety is an absolute imperative and foundational in promoting inclusion and diversity and how all of this is quite hard and even more difficult when people are not face-to-face.
Celebrating Safety Leadership on International Women's Day
March 02, 2020 21:00 - 22 minutes - 15.7 MBIn celebration of International Women’s Day, Global Subject Matter Expert in High-Performance Coaching Helen Atkinson and JMJ Senior Consultant Gill Kernick discuss working and consulting in traditionally male-dominated high hazard industries and environments. In fact, there are fewer women in oil and gas than almost any major industry. Gender diversity decreases with seniority with only 1% of women holding the position of CEO. What are the challenges facing women in safety leadership how...
Quality and High Performance Culture
February 27, 2020 16:00 - 22 minutes - 15.7 MBQuality much like safety and productivity are critical aspects of a high-performance culture. Today we have Flo Mostaccero, a partner at JMJ, interviewing Mike Harrington, an experienced expert in quality and delivering highly successful projects, programs, and portfolios by focusing on a high-performance team culture.
Managing Turnarounds, Shutdowns, and Outages
February 25, 2020 17:00 - 19 minutes - 13.4 MBLooking for help with your Turnaround? You’ll love this episode of JMJ’s Safety Talks. Frank Engli is a mechanical engineer by training with over 37 years of experience operating shutdowns, turnarounds, and outages. He is currently the Projects, Maintenance and Turnaround Manager at Shell Canada's Sarnia Manufacturing Center. In this engaging conversation with JMJ safety consultant Vikki Sanders, Frank discusses what he learned about safety leadership and the one piece of advice he would ...
Beginning a Year, By Completing the Last: 5 Steps to Start Your Year Brilliantly
January 17, 2020 19:00 - 7 minutes - 5.08 MBOne thing that we can’t change is the past. Perhaps this is why we look expectantly toward the start of the bright new year. It’s the opportunity to begin anew, to right our wrongs, to follow the practices we know are needed to put us on the right track. In this episode, JMJ Chief Sales and Marketing Officer Laurie Brunner offers a 5-step framework for beginning a brilliant new year by completing the last.
Safety Culture and Mental Health in Major Capital Projects
December 04, 2019 17:00 - 24 minutes - 16.6 MBFlo Mostaccero, JMJ Partner for Major Capital Projects, and Dave Wilson, Liquefaction Operations Supervisor for Freeport LNG, discuss the importance of focusing on a safe and productive culture and how this impacts worker’s morale and mental health. Other topics discussed include organizational leadership, values, and structure and how they impact culture, either positively or negatively. Dave shares in his opinion, what actions a company could take to promote a safer and more productive env...
What is Safety Leadership?
May 13, 2019 14:00 - 6 minutes - 3.17 MBHow does leadership behavior impact organizational safety and well-being? What you know might be different from what you should do as a safety leader. Safety leadership is not about signs and regulation to hold workers accountable; it is about creating a work environment that is built on respect, care, and interaction. Listen to the story of how and why you should develop and lead a respectful workplace Do we command attention by giving orders and speaking in a loud voice? That may be the s...
6 Mechanisms that Drive Organizational Culture
May 13, 2019 13:00 - 13 minutes - 6.09 MBThis episode provides you with an understanding of the factors that shape the way organizations operate and succeed. It is said, “culture eats strategy for breakfast”. Find out more about the model which tags 6 cultural mechanisms to drive an organization. How do we shape the organizational culture within a business context? Culture tells people how to succeed. To change a culture, it’s important to first understand what makes the current culture successful before it can be modified. The 6 ...
The Lost Art of Appreciation
May 13, 2019 12:00 - 6 minutes - 3.2 MBDiscover the art in the language of appreciation. Even in the companies where appreciation is deemed important, efforts of expressing appreciation are often lost! Find out more why appreciation in the workplace is so important to the health of your employees and your business. Lest we forget, there are leaders that have made the thank you the “stuff of legends.” With lasting effect, they’ve built bridges, cemented loyalties and inspired others with by their written words. Nelson Mandela em...
Safety Compliance and Engagement
May 13, 2019 12:00 - 9 minutes - 4.49 MBWhat’s the difference between safety compliance and safety engagement? Can we have more in our workplace? What makes safety a way of life? While all operating sites are interested in both safety compliance and engagement. More managers realize engagement is the key to exceptional operations and safety, even more than compliance. What do you notice walking around a construction site in Singapore? Red taped, safety signs are abundant. They drive compliance but do not encourage engagement. S...
Managing the 3 Energy Fields of Effective Leadership
May 10, 2019 16:00 - 5 minutes - 2.56 MBDoes relationship beget trust? What does the energy of context mean to you? Find out more about the 3 energy fields to be an effective leader in a successful organization in this podcast episode. The topic came from one of the most useful learnings in reinventing organization. The 3 Energy Fields are Energy of Activity (mastering task completion), Energy of Relationship (connective tissue in an organization), and Energy of Context (constant referencing of organizational purpose) Balancing b...