Episodes
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Come with us on a whistlestop, haphazard (we really didn’tprep and it shows) tour of the EHS Congress Berlin agenda!
Crystal and Elisa give a run through their favouritespeakers, takeaway moments, and talks they were disappointed to have missed. They also give a bit of insight into the venue, the organisation, pros and cons, and the ultimate review –
Would You Go Again Next Year??
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Just because I ought to…does that mean I can?
Just because I can…does that mean I ought to?
How does ‘can’ and ‘ought’ relate to human factors, and to safety?
Are we as ethical as we think we are? What’s your argument for that?
Simon Cassin joins us to pose some questions that maybe only a philosophical approach can answer.
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Elisa here:
Part way through this episode, the conversation very briefly touches on the horrors being brought on G*za by Isr*el. Crystal speaks about a conversation we had a few months back about this that relates to the ‘ought implies can’ argument.
That conversation landed on a quote I’d heard by Ursula Wolfe-Rocca who said:
"It can be overwhelming to witness/experience/take in all of the injustices of the moment; the good news is *they are all connected*. So, if your little corner of the work involves pulling at one of the threads, you're helping to unravel the whole damn cloth”.Safety is a human right.We have the immense privilege of helping to ensure people have safe and healthy workplaces. Our influence can reach far and wide, across supply chains, across industries, across the world.
This is our little corner of the work.
Please keep pulling at your thread.
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TRANSATLANTIC!! The Americans are in the room!!
In this episode Crystal and I are joined by the wonderful Laynnea Myles and Kristi McClure, who have come to speak about the results of a survey they completed on women in the EHS profession.
We chat on Advocacy Allyship Micro aggressions (and how to address them in the moment) Laynnea’s insights about women supporting, or not supporting, each other in the workplace.
Leadership and ‘masculine attributes’
I have a pop at Sheryl Sandberg’s ‘Lean In’ (spoiler, not a fan)
Crystal shares a story about some difficult feedback she received that was pivotal to her career progression.
Thoughts on gender quotas!
And, Kristi brings it all together so well:
“…the women who have been in this for years and years…you're in that position of power. …If the word chief is in your title or VP, you have an incredible amount of power, you actually can influence how things are.
They need you to be an advocate and to be an ally. …You're actually in a position to change the structure and make some systemic changes… You can change a lot with your power if you if you choose to use it that way.”
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Not for the first (and not likely the last)time on Speak, it’s time to get uncomfortable!
Chloe is back to talk all things Blood Work, based off a piece of research by Sang et al (2021) which is linked below.We get into
- Effects of having your periodat work
- Menstrual etiquette
- Masking symptoms
- Personal anecdotes
- What kind of support is needed?
- What you (as a manager) can donext…be brave! You CAN survive an awkward conversation!
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7921994/
to watch: https://youtu.be/NBmINVMbU6Y
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Ahoy! Safety Piracy 🏴☠️, and Translating Value 💎 with Ben Legg
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We are joined by the wonderful Ben Legg fora chat about Safety Piracy! Sailing across the organisational seas searchingfor the magical solution that maybe doesn’t exist…
This was a cracker – we meander through“the debates”, “back to basics”, book burning (!), and how we translate anddemonstrate the value of safety in a language that your business understands.
It’s time we move on from (or at least addto) safety is a moral responsibility/ accidents cost money.
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BL: “You can’t go faster in the same way;you have to change something.”
CD: “See the problem, understand theproblem - remove, mitigate, or accept.”
EL: “The key is listening, the language isthere in every business, the conversations are happening and if you tune intoit, they’ll hand it to you.”
CD: “If someone asks me to do some SafetyCulture work, my job is not to humiliate them and say oh no that’s a subset of!…if you want to approach culture change by focusing on one area to get anunderstanding of why things happen the way they happen, it’s a positivemovement, regardless of where we start.”
BL: “…friction fixer using health &safety as the catalyst to do that…We can go faster, we can higher, we candeeper, we can generate more product, by using the principles of good safety –not the basics – the good principles.
EL: “…there’s a lot of opacity betweensafety professionals, and we need to move to transparency – “I tried this itworked, I tried this it didn’t”, we need to be sharing a lot more…there’s stilla big fear between ourselves of sharing.”
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youtube: https://youtu.be/57WM-KoM6bw
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Join us, Crystal Danbury and Elisa Lynch, as we chat with Anna Keen about where the next gen of safety talent are and how we can unlock them!
You can also see Crystal freak for about 4secs thinking she had gone off air, but she hadn't! A very smooth recovery haha!
Find the episode on youtube too: https://youtu.be/0ij8P2lqUYc
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Join us, Elisa Lynch and Crystal Danbury, as we chat with Stuart Hughes in the SPEAK! Seat.
He wants to know if we focus on the right things in Safety.We dig into 'the basics', how HACCPs could be helpful across the board, if we know our critical risks and vitally our critical controls. We also ask if the basics are as easy as they sound!
As usual, it's a safe, honest, unedited learning space.
to watch it: https://youtu.be/WHGnBmQqK8s
Great chat! Enjoy
Crystal and Elisa x
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So, Speak! has made it across the ocean to the USA - how amazing.
Brad Green joins us for this episode. He talks about failure, redefining success in safety and the reality of work and risk! Vulnerability and humility in listening to our own failures too is discussed - I really liked that bit.
Come, have a listen and enjoy!
Crystal and Elisa xYoutube: https://youtu.be/WVVHqgDoueo
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Join us as we talk through our fav pods so far, what's going on in our lives right now for us inc Elisa's trip to an incredible workshop in Norway and a pod that got traction.
Enjoy
Crystal Danbury & Elisa Lynch
Video: https://youtu.be/34oDCL0pcqk
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Ah! Such a great chat with Christian Harris!
We talk about the origin of SPEAK! and the barriers that stop great people posting their own content.We also SPEAK! (and laugh) about #zerobookclub ......have a listen, you'll laugh!!
Safety Nomics is also introduced by Christian Harris, it's such an epic term and we share how to engage in a new way in your next safety event too!
Lastly, Elisa's wrap up thoughts are SO GOOD!!!!
To watch: https://youtu.be/L8uWEPdFX50
Enjoy
Crystal Danbury & Elisa Lynch
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Is Safety a mental game? That's Fiona's question and we take this to ALL THE PLACES!
There's no such thing as balance! What do we expect from our humans when it comes to decision making, noting that 'leaving it at the door' is BS! The limits to connection in the workplace when hybrid working is all the rage. Organisations responsibilities to create safe mental spaces to talk about our feelings. Operating at 100% of your capability, 100% of the time is impossible.And thats not even a quarter of the way in........
But the biggest call out is Fiona's organisation have created the biggest mental health check-in IN THE WORLD - FOR FREE!!!!! On the 10th of October please participate http://www.oml.world/ . Last year the insight from it bought about terrifying stats, but this enabled great action.And here is a link for the Jacobs checkin toolkit!: https://jacobs-global.foleon.com/pps-global/wbmhci-resource-hub
Check Fiona out, she's doing great things from a great place!!
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This is a fun and brilliant SPEAK! Seat!
Chloe Hughes is smashing life and brings wellbeing and repro health to life for us.
She SPEAK!s about the impact of the u-turn on menopause in the workplace and her lived experience with repro disease.
We explore our conditioning to hide pain in the work place and what Chloe hope leaders know.
Tune in and see if you take something away, because we did!!!She was one of the best guests we've had!
To watch: https://youtu.be/-q6hTKDVcps
C&E x
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The pro's, con's and fears of AI.....joins us as we chat about it all!To watch: https://youtu.be/rPRBQvpbuk4
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Karen Hewitt approached us with her question before she was a TED Talker (how exciting for us!).
Eeeeek! A TED Talker in the Speak Seat!
She asks how we make safety simple, relevant and sustainable.....and We quickly dig into simple for who? Relevant for who? What do we mean by sustainable? Why is it always about the front line? And more...and more....It's a lovely episode, and we share some great stories too!
We hope you enjoy!
To watch instead: https://youtu.be/ER93OMStpE0
C&E x
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Join us as we SPEAK! about Jerry's question, which is:
Why are we SPEAK!ing about Safety Culture, isn't it or shouldn't it just be culture? And, why do we separate it?
This is a GREAT episode! We had so much to say, and we laughed! Elisa is on form in this one (as usual).We hope you enjoy!
E&C
Need the video: https://youtu.be/rCzkGJ_eyNI
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Join us as we Speak! to Greg Smith about his topic...Safety Purpose Vs Safety Process.
This was such an interesting discussion; Greg is a lawyer and the author of Paper Safe and he shared so much insight and some great stories.
We dive into drivers, the Due Diligence Index, echo chambers, purpose and more!!
We talk about getting 'the answer' and also ask 'what the hell is the question we are trying to get the answer'!
It's soooo good, enjoy!
Join us here or on Youtube: https://youtu.be/E75xr-9A_yk
C & E!
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Wow, this one has something for everyone!
Are you a woman approaching your 40s? Do you have women in your team? Do you have someone in your life that is going through menopause or approaching 45?
If yes, this is a share that enlightens us all! There are some staggering facts as well, so come along for the ride.
Myself and Elisa were wonderfully ignorant, but Sarah and Heather brought this to life for us!
Menopause is IN THE POST, so let's get informed!
We had some internet issues, there are 3 blips of between 1 and 3 seconds. But we decided......we don't edit, and this is about the convo and real life, not perfection....so we left it in! (OMG)Happy listening!
C&E xTo watch: https://youtu.be/xZ6ZhFk2_Z4
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Welcome to the #itisaboutyou episode!!
Join us, Crystal Danbury and Elisa Lynch, as we roll through names of great people we just think have an X factor. Not the same X factor, not even a common factor - just SOMETHING Different!
We reel off people we love and/or respect that we think are just making a difference in their own way!We hope you find someone new to inspire you in this mix....it will be hard not to!
Enjoy!
Crystal and Elisa x
To watch: https://youtu.be/SxO_UrQJZv8
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Join us, Elisa Lynch and Crystal Danbury, as we talk to the awesome Stuart Hughes.
In our episode with Sunit Atwal a few weeks back, we dropped the line 'our homes aren't risk free, so why would our workplaces be'. Stuart loved it and reach out to come on and explore the question with us.
We get into some EPIC stuff here; risk acceptance, liability, blame, knee jerk fixing, curiosity.....and what is NOT the answer to safety problems.
It's a seriously good episode, with a wicked little story at the end that helps you summarise how to put some of this into play!We loved it, and we hope you do too!
C & ETo watch: https://youtu.be/in3pzrkJwNg
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It's short and sweet this week folks, so grab a brew!
This episode is personal, open, honest and as usual unedited. We share a real off-pod conversation on the weight of brand, and how it led us to this conversation. We also go into what we think it is, and the simplest way to go about it, networking....and more!
We hope it helps you if you are building or focusing on brand right now, and it brings some relief.
Fancy watching instead, click here: https://youtu.be/SlHVunWXsUk
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