The Safety Executive

Each week, Nathan Byrne (Founder & Director of The Safety Executive) will invite a guest onto his Podcast who will fit one of the following profiles:

• They are leading the WH&S (or equivalent) function of an Aust or international business
• They are leading the HR, People & Culture function of an Aust or international business
• They are a Key Contributor or Thought Leader within the Safety profession.

Nathan has close to 20,000 1st connection LinkedIn contacts, providing his guests with a large Australian and international platform.  The “Leaders in Safety” weekly Podcast will cover the below topics, providing interesting and useful insights for its audience, whether that be:

• People who hold leadership roles, both within and external to the Safety profession
• People in lower to middle mgt safety roles who aspire to be a GM or Executive within Safety
• People who are considering a career in Safety, or Consultants to the Safety profession

Topics for Functional Heads of Work Health and Safety (or equivalent):

• What has been the biggest positive change in Work Health and Safety that you have seen during your career?
• What are you most disappointed about?   What do we need to quickly get better at /
• You don’t get to your level without having built great teams around you.  What have been your strategies for attracting, retaining, and developing the best talent in the market?
• Leading an organization on its Safety journey requires significant stakeholder influencing, from the boardroom through to the shop floor.  What are your top ‘tips and tricks' on how to go about this?
• I am talking to Safety executives on a daily basis, and a consistent story I hear is what they were led to believe about a role they were interviewing for….was very different in reality once they started.  Either the business was not in great shape from a safety perspective, there were complex people issues or other things were at play, exponentially increasing their challenges in their first 6-12 months.   What advice can you provide for people who want to conduct their own audit on a business (ie what are the best indicators to judge on where a company is at on their safety journey) before deciding to accept a role?
• Who has had the biggest impact on your development as a safety professional?
• What has been the most rewarding part of your role as a senior safety leader/executive?
• What is the single best bit of advice you can give to Safety professionals aspiring to be a GM or Executive in the future?