Colin is with Rob Moore ‘The Disruptive Entrepreneur’ and founder of Progressive Property, the UK’s largest property education training business.
What people don’t know about Rob is he loves listening to vinyl, won face of Peterborough 1999, was used as a case study with the local council for planning regulations, and for him, business is a passion and profession merge that he could be doing 18 hours a day.
They talk about the value of communication and the many ways we can do this effectively in business along with the importance of health and safety whatever our business and the truly inclusive aspects of disrupting health and safety in a positive way, listen in and find out more.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Communication
Communication is linguistical, practical, human and emotional - how you talk to people, lift and inspire them, how you serve and support them.
You have to know what to put on email and what not to.
Often you want to communicate in the way that’s easiest for you when you should be communicating in the way that’s best for the person you want to speak with
You have to be very clear about what is public and what is private. Nobody likes to be shamed or reprimanded in public.
Know what someone’s favoured method of communication is and know the right communication channels to use. If you have a staff structure it’s key that it’s used for communication.
I believe every member of staff has a defined role.
I have 2 roles as a leader and one is to develop other leaders in my organisation and the other is to be clear on my own role and deliver it really well.
Within this leadership role are the culture and values that I have and want to instil across the business.
Health and safety
We are not a company who has much above the general level of first aid and CPR, our main responsibility is to our clients and employees. This includes creating a safe and healthy environment for employees to work in and clients to visit.
All areas of business are really important.
Although I’m not directly responsible for areas it is all still my ultimate responsibility
It’s important that health and safety are taken seriously by everyone in the business all of the time.
BEST MOMENTS
‘I am a strategic thinker and that is my role’
‘I feel if my team enjoy and want to come to work half my job is done’
‘Good mental health and well-being isn’t just about your mind it’s about doing things for you that make you feel uplifted and energised’
‘You have to find the right amount of sleep for you along with an effective diet and exercise routine’
VALUABLE RESOURCES
The Interesting Health & Safety Podcast
Life Leverage by Rob Moore
The Disruptive Entrepreneur podcast
ABOUT THE HOST
Colin’s Biography
‘Making health and safety as important as everything else we do.’
This is the belief that Colin is passionate about and through his consultancy Influential
Management Group (IMG) is able to spread into the industry.
Colin works at a strategic level with company owners and board members. He helps business leaders establish and achieve their health and safety ambitions.
He has developed a number of leading competency improvement programmes
that are delivered across industry and his strengths are his ability to take a practical approach to problem-solving and being able to liaise at all levels within an organisation.
Colin also runs a company that vets contractors online and a network that develops and support H&S consultancies to become better businesses.
Colin chairs the Construction Dust Partnership, an industry collaboration directly involving
many organisations, including the Health and Safety Executive.
He is a Post Graduate Tutor at Strathclyde University and a highly sought-after health and safety speaker and trainer.
He has a Post Graduate Certificate in Safety and Risk management, an engineering degree and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).
