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Safety on TapEp220: What you are missing from new beginnings, with Andrew BarrettFull show notes: www.safetyontap.com/ep220 The piece you might be missing as you try to build new things and all your efforts for making change, might actually be deliberately blowing things up. Hey, it’s Andrew, and this is Safety on Tap. Since you're listening in, you must be a leader wanting to grow yourself and drastically improve health and safety along the way. Welcome to you, you're in the right place. If this is your first time listening in, thanks for joining us and well done for trying something different to im...
2024-05-2015 minSafety on TapEp218: An answer for everything with Andrew BarrettFull show notes: www.safetyontap.com/ep218 You seem to have answers for everything, he said to me. He was 100% right and 100% wrong at the same time. This is a podcast about how that can be, and how you can engage with better answers. Hey, it’s Andrew, and this is Safety on Tap. Since you're listening in, you must be a leader wanting to grow yourself and drastically improve health and safety along the way. Welcome to you, you're in the right place. If this is your first time listening in, thanks for joi...
2024-03-1814 minSafety on TapEp216 Resonance and understanding, with Andrew BarrettFull show notes: www.safetyontap.com/ep216 Radio, television, and the content we consume have changed enormously since I was a kid. This is a podcast about the physics, and the metaphor of this change and how we can change too, but only if we want to remain resonant. Hey, it’s Andrew, and this is Safety on Tap. Since you're listening in, you must be a leader wanting to grow yourself and drastically improve health and safety along the way. Welcome to you, you're in the right place. If this is your first ti...
2024-03-0419 minSafety on TapEp212: Three ways of getting things done, with Andrew BarrettFull show notes: www.safetyontap.com/ep212 Hey, it’s Andrew, and this is Safety on Tap. If we want to improve our performance in ANY area of our life, work or otherwise, there are ONLY three ways to do it, three kinds of how before we decide what to do. For most of us, the decisions we make every day, many times a day, about which of the three ways to take, is invisible. Until now. Since you're listening in, you must be a leader wanting to grow yourself and drastically improve health...
2023-10-2713 minSafety on TapEp211: Disagree better, with Andrew BarrettFull show notes: www.safetyontap.com/ep211 I don't agree. And here's why. We should hear this a lot more in health and safety practice. The need to say these words, and the way it sounds when we say it, is more important to our effectiveness than you can imagine. Hey, it’s Andrew, and this is Safety on Tap. Since you're listening in, you must be a leader wanting to grow yourself and drastically improve health and safety along the way. Welcome to you, you're in the right place. If this is your firs...
2023-10-1618 minSafety on TapEp209: Meet them where they are at with Andrew BarrettFull show notes: www.safetyontap.com/ep209 We are in the business of change. But we aren't always great at it. This is a podcast about babies and blindness, carrots and elephants, and the necessary tension between where we want to go, and where we are right now. I don't think we will ever be able to rest on our laurels, even if we become the most influential and effective safety professionals in history. Even if all the hazards are identified, all the controls are known and in place, I think two things will always be t...
2023-09-2212 minSafety on TapEp207: On the Hook & The Cost of Free with Andrew BarrettEp207: On the Hook & the Cost of Free, with Andrew Barrett Full show notes: www.safetyontap.com/ep207 Today, you can access the entire collection of information used to create university-level health and safety programs, for free. Today, you could sign-up for an MBA, and in a year from now have an MBA, for free. If you haven't done either of these things, and you probably haven't, there's a reason. For the people who have taken that first step, almost all of them drop out and walk away. This is a story about the r...
2023-09-0717 minSafety on TapEp205: Platinum, Covid, and how ideas spread, with Andrew BarrettEp205: Platinum, Covid, and how ideas spread, with Andrew Barrett Full Show Notes: https://safetyontap.com/ep205 I noticed when they started saying 'Welcome back Mr Barrett' when I boarded the plane. But I really took notice, when they stopped saying it. This is a podcast about ideas, and stories, and our opportunity to pay more attention to how they affect our work as health and safety professionals. Hey, it’s Andrew, and this is Safety on Tap. Since you're listening in, you must be a leader...
2023-08-2420 min
Safety on TapEp204: 99% = 0%, with Andrew Barrett Sometimes, 99% is as good as 0%. And it's really quite useful to know when that's the case. Hey, it’s Andrew, and this is Safety on Tap. Since you're listening in, you must be a leader wanting to grow yourself and drastically improve health and safety along the way. Welcome to you, you're in the right place. If this is your first time listening in, thanks for joining us and well done for trying something different to improve! And of course welcome back to all of you wonderful regular listeners. ...
2023-06-0110 minSafety on TapEp202 When You're Gone, with Andrew Barrett I've taken a bit of a break from creating new podcast episodes, and as I come back to you with this episode, I started reflecting on what happens when you're gone. Hey, it’s Andrew, and this is Safety on Tap. Since you're listening in, you must be a leader wanting to grow yourself and drastically improve health and safety along the way. Welcome to you, you're in the right place. If this is your first time listening in, thanks for joining us and well done for trying something differen...
2023-03-1013 minSafety on TapEp200: Live Listener EventHey it's Andrew, and this is Safety on Tap! On the 13th of May 2022 I had the extraordinary experience of spending a few hours in a virtual event with Safety on Tap listeners from around the world to celebrate 200 episodes of the Safety on Tap podcast. This is a podcast, but its more than that, it's a community, and I wanted to celebrate with you. We spent weeks getting your feedback on favourite episodes, most impactful lessons, questions for guests coming back and combing through years of feedback and emails you've bee...
2022-06-081h 52Safety on TapEp199 All Your Finance Needs (not), with Andrew BarrettI know her personally, we were part of a business group a few years ago. Having gotten far more focussed and proactive with my overall financial goals and position in recent years, I asked this Financial Planner to come over and help us plan our finances. We prepared a lot, laid it all out - mortgage situation, credit, assets, a business, a family trust, a farming partnership, superannuation (401k), insurances, cash position, investments.....it was all there. I wanted the Financial Planner to help challenge and refine our Financial Plans.
2022-04-2005 min
Midweek ReflectionLent Devotional | Joel 2:12-13 (with Introduction to Lent)What is Lent? What does it mean when God calls us to "return to me?" How does a season like Lent prepare us for Easter?
In this reflection, based on Joel 2:12-13, Andrew discusses how God's call to "return to me," applies to any setting, and considers how entering into a season of repentance is the necessary precursor to celebrating the resurrection.
This week's, and the next several weeks', content is taken from Andrew's little book, Making a Right Beginning: A Trinity Baptist Church Lenten Devotional. You can find that booklet for...
2022-03-0915 minSafety on TapEp195 Tune-in to feedback, with Andrew BarrettWhat words do you know people use to describe you, or your team? Not words you'd like them to say, but words they have actually said and you've heard directly or second hand?
2022-02-2504 minSafety on TapEp194 You must be in defence of.....with Andrew BarrettGandhi did it with walking and without food. Michael Pollan did it with food and a book. Al Gore did it with a film. Dave Grohl did it with Youtube in 2020, and Dave Provan did it with words in 2018. Each of them, in defence of something important. And so must you. The word defence usually conjures up three different things for people. Either, synonyms to do with the armed forces, war, and conflict, OR, playing defence in a sporting sense where there is an attacking side (again, very military-Esque), OR, being or feeling or acting defensiv...
2022-02-1722 minSafety on TapEp191 Being salesy, with Andrew BarrettLet's talk about Linkedin, humanity, and being salesy. I am connected with tens of thousands of people, in some direct way. Whether that's someone who was seen me speak, been in a workshop, listened to my podcast, or connected on social media. All of those are one-degree of separation, there is a direct link between me and them, between me and you.
2021-12-1511 minSafety on TapEp189 How to improve engagement, with Andrew Barrett"Help me get people engaged". "No one is engaged with health and safety". "Engagement around here is pretty low". Requests like this and their variations are some of the most common things people come to me for help with. Health and safety have an engagement problem, but it's not limited to that. Gallup says only 36% of workers in the US are engaged at work. And no one agrees on how we define engagement in any case. What do we do?
2021-11-0211 minSafety on TapEp187: Go Disrupt Yourself (live from Safeguard 2019), with Andrew BarrettThis is my live keynote speech delivered at the Safeguard 2019 Conference. The theme of the conference was Dare to Disrupt. That was an idea which I respectfully disagreed with and explained why in the opening keynote when I encouraged the audience, and you, to go disrupt yourself.
2021-09-3043 minSafety on TapEp185 Props for the performance, with Andrew BarrettI, like you, have been spending a lot of time in the same workplace for a while now, my home office. And yet despite the amount of time I spend here, it was only recently that something struck me when I saw things that had been there the whole time but hadn't recognised for what they are. My space, and probably yours, are filled with theatre props - the things which bring our professional performance to life.
2021-09-1017 minSafety on TapEp183: Made Visible, with Andrew BarrettIt's hard to focus on things that we can't see, that aren't visible to us. It doesn't mean they aren't there, it's just that they aren't visible to us. Having empathy for others, and appreciating that they have a perspective and experience which is 100% valid for them, can be a difficult thing to comprehend, let alone practice.
2021-08-2514 minSafety on TapEp181 Tried it before, didn't work. With Andrew Barrett"Tried it before, and it didn't work" These are the words that we have all said to dismiss something out of hand, to reject a very broad or general idea or approach or suggestion . We can choose our words better, which means everyone learns more and is more informed about our experience.
2021-08-0406 minSafety on TapEp179 What I learned after rejecting philosophy, with Andrew BarrettDoes philosophy really have a place in work health and safety? Here’s what I discovered. My earlier rejection of philosophy taught me how important philosophy actually is a conscious way of living and a competent approach to professional practice. I might be wrong, but one thing philosophy does teach us, is that it’s worth getting curious about. I certainly have become a better professional because of it.
2021-06-2915 minSafety on TapEp177 Cook or chef? with Andrew BarrettAm I a cook or a chef? It turns out that has nothing to do with what I wear, or whether I have a certificate, it comes down to one simple thing. And no, it's not a bad temper.
2021-04-2015 minSafety on TapEp175 Perfect is the enemy of done, with Andrew BarrettThree times this week, I have come across this challenge in health and safety leaders. Competent, intelligent, motivated health and safety leaders who want to make change. Who hold back, are held back, from taking the next step, making the next intention a reality, for the same reason. The words are different, but the cause is the same.
2021-03-2202 minSafety on TapEp173: The wizard or the wand? with Andrew BarrettWhat does a iPad, a 2B pencil, WISYWIG, and a microphone have in common? And how is that helpful for you as a leader? This episode is made possible by our mission of enabling better learning that improves performance in your organisation.
2021-03-1213 minSafety on TapEp 170 Grenade Throwers, with Andrew BarrettGrenade throwers. You know them. (Real people, with metaphorical grenades) The people in your organisation who have a tendency, even a reputation to disrupt. They throw grenades because they object, challenge or undermine things publicly, in groups. And they throw grenades at a distance from the real issues, often under-informed, not engaged in any meaningful dialogue or constructive improvement.
2021-02-2606 minSafety on TapEp169 The single purpose of anything new, with Andrew BarrettThe purpose of introducing anything new is NOT to have it perfect first time. In fact, the results you get might not even be great, just average, nothing to write home about. The ONE SINGLE UNIVERSAL purpose of introducing anything is to create the conditions so the right people say "yes, let's do that again". That's how starting something once turns into real change.
2021-02-2606 minSafety on TapEp167: What could we learn from 1000? with Andrew BarrettI am setting a goal to enable people like you to plan and implement 1000 learning teams in organisations just like yours, and this is your invitation to be part of it. Learning teams, as they are referred to in the context of health and safety, are both awesome and problematic. They are awesome because those of us who plan, facilitate, teach/coach/enable learning teams or anyone who has participated in them know their value.
2021-02-0907 minSafety on TapEp166 Will 2021 be any different? With Andrew BarrettThis episode was difficult to create. What can we take from a year like 2020? What hope do we have for 2021? It turns out that the question becomes the answer, and the silver lining appears.
2021-01-1912 minSafety on TapEp165: True but Useless, with Andrew BarrettWhat does it mean if something is True But Useless at the same time? It happens more often than you think. This one started because I thought, wouldn't it be interesting to reflect on the most popular episodes from the past year? That could be interesting, right? The image on the thumbnail for this episode, which you can see if you visit safetyontap.com/ep165, is a graph of the podcast downloads.
2020-12-1716 minSafety on TapEp164: Fail, with Andrew BarrettHere at Safety on Tap we're starting a new learning teams implementation case study group soon, and I'm looking for five people to join. If you have been thinking about getting learning teams started in your company, then we will make that happen if you are ready to start. It's called learning teams implementation, because that's what we do - not theory, no classroom - every week over 10 weeks we enable you to implement the necessary pieces to have a successful learning team. And it's called a Case Study Group, because you do this with a group of people from a r...
2020-12-1412 minSafety on TapEp163: The fine print, with Andrew BarrettIn my first ever internal safety role, I was shocked to discover in my performance review that my results were tied to the injury statistics of the business units I was supporting. In 2020, the way I enable people like you to implement learning teams, comes with a 100% money back guarantee. The fine print is where we should be held accountable for change. But you know what else happens in the fine print….
2020-12-0316 minSafety on TapEp161: Maslow’s Hammer & Too Many Nails, with Andrew BarrettI've shared with you before some of the most impactful lessons I've learned in my life, which have come from my parents. That's from episode 119, called The #1 Question. My dad's was, 'measure twice, cut once'. An old carpenters mantra, my dad, not being a carpenter, seemed to be a great teacher because he himself was a kind of novice with tools and physical stuff.
2020-11-1813 minSafety on TapEp160: Ctrl+C, Ctrl+Alt+V+E, with Andrew BarrettFellow nerds (or maybe just fellow spreadsheet aficionados), did you recognise what each of the keyboard shortcuts are in the title of this episode? Ctrl+C, and Ctrl+Alt+V+E? These seemingly innocuous actions might make the all the difference between wasted effort and effective work for you.
2020-11-0417 minSafety on TapEp159 : There is an elephant in my office, with Andrew BarrettThere is an elephant in my office. Its been there for ages, thought its only in the past few years that I've actually seen it. You have one, maybe more, where you work too. It's time to talk about it.
2020-10-3011 minSafety on TapEp156 Construct the unknowable, with Andrew BarrettThis is a short episode on a big P - a principle to help you improve. It's a journey, a tension, between trying to know the world, and constructing the unknowable. It will make sense, stick with me.
2020-09-0421 minSafety on TapEp154: Five next steps, with Andrew BarrettOne of the worst things to do whilst you are crossing the street in downtown Ho Chi Minh City, amongst the cars and mostly motorbikes and tuk-tuks screaming past in all directions, is to stop, to stand still. Crossing the street in downtown Ho Chi Minh City. That's the analogy I used to explain what happens immediately before disruption, in my opening keynote address to the New Zealand Safeguard Conference in 2019. So the metaphorical opposite of this is to be in motion ourselves. Not stuck, stopped, stalled or stale .
2020-08-1914 minSafety on TapEp152 Anchors up, anchors away! With Andrew BarrettThis anchor concept is really important to understand and utilise when improving learning is your goal. Change isn't just about engines, it’s about what holds us still or steady, for better and for worse. These anchors, in the forms of assumptions and beliefs, when recognised and challenged reveal deep learning that mere knowledge can't. We can change anchors too, swapping less helpful points of reference with new ones which enhance the learning potential we are trying to tap into. Anchoring as a bias affects all of us, and opens up a discussion about the cognitive short cuts which ca...
2020-08-0716 minSafety on TapEp150: Rethinking redundancy, with Andrew BarrettRedundancy is a word quite familiar to health and safety people, we use it in good times, and we fear it in bad times. And I think we always have the wrong end of the stick, for all the wrong reasons. Today I want to talk about the way we talk about redundancy, to reflect on the irony which is emerging about redundancy, and to suggest a more constructive way for us to talk about our place in the world.
2020-07-2418 minSafety on TapEp148: Here is your ribbon, with Andrew BarrettI was asked to be a judge of these awards. I declined. Later on was asked to help present the Young Safety Professional of the Year award, by way of a video interview since the awards were virtually presented, which I did do, which is kind of peripheral to this episode, but if you stick around after the music at the end I share a few reflections on why I said yes to that very intentionally. I wanted to share with you my intent about these decisions, which is less about me and this story and more about how you can...
2020-07-0624 minSafety on TapEp147: I don't know, with Andrew BarrettAs professionals, as subject matter experts, we think we are in the business of knowing. This is one of the greatest traps we can fall into, and it blinds us to arguably an equally if not more important idea - what we don't know. And actually, we aren't at all in the business of knowing. How often do you say, 'I don't know', or some variation of that? Questions need immediate, complete, and correct answers right? We've been trained from school and TV shows that are successful, right? Win a prize, get a good score, imp...
2020-06-2225 minSafety on TapEp145 Sawubona (I see you), with Andrew BarrettThe past few months have been hard, for everyone. Like it or not, we leaders who are working on improving health and safety, are inevitably closer to current challenges in business than many other professionals. I don't work on the frontlines of health and safety. My work and my impact happen a little further back, away from the spotlight, supporting people like you to be more effective, to grow, to overcome your challenges. I help leaders like you, and the amazing people in your organisations to learn better, to be more adaptive and resilient - capacities...
2020-05-2005 minSafety on TapEp141: Togetherness, with Andrew BarrettI usually try to make episodes that are as timeless as possible, in as much as you might listen the day it comes out, or a year or two later. Today's episode is both very timely today, because it is the 17th of March 2020, amidst the exponential growth of the coronavirus, or COVID-19, or SARS-COV-2, NCOV, or any other name people give it. But even if you are listening to this in a years time when I hope things are drastically better, keep going, because whilst what you are about to hear is sharply relevant today, it will still...
2020-03-1713 minSafety on TapEp139 I don’t want your business card, with Andrew BarrettFive times in the past week, I have had business card ceremonies. You know those moments, not very long, a second or two, the cultural practice repeated millions of times every day across the business world, the moment in time for the passing of a little piece of card from one person to another. I don't want your business card, and I don’t think anyone else wants yours or mine either. And I'll tell you why.
2020-03-0413 minSafety on TapEp134: Persistence, or sunk-cost? With Andrew BarrettA sunk cost is the bias in many animals, humans and pigeons included, to continue with a course of action or commitment on the basis of costs already incurred. These costs might be time, money, energy, or even social capital (being seen to be committed). The more we perceive that we have invested, the more likely we will continue down the same path even in the face of contrary information, changing circumstances or diminishing chances of success.
2020-01-2723 minSafety on TapEp132: Action hero? With Andrew BarrettEvery episode of this podcast finishes with these same words: Until next time, what's the one thing you'll do to take positive, effective or rewarding action, to grow yourself, and drastically improve health and safety along the way? What does that action look like? Because there is a good action, and there is not so good action.
2020-01-1613 minSafety on TapEp130: Reflect, with Andrew BarrettIn that sense, I am not the flower flourishing but the gardener, carefully helping prepare soil, to sow new seeds of ideas and challenge, to water and fertilise the growth of others. But events can be a flash in the pan, superbly energising and flourishing in the moment, which often fades away quickly. I will be supercharging this hybrid combo approach to learning in 2020.
2019-12-1821 minSafety on TapEp129 : The First Date, with Andrew BarrettFor how long did you and your partner date? How long before you and your partner made some significant decisions, like meeting each other's family, going on holiday together, getting a dog, sharing bank details, moving in together, or maybe (call me old fashioned), getting married? We are all in sales now. To sell is human. Maybe you might spend some of your reflection time in the holidays thinking about how you can improve your marketing and sales capability.
2019-12-1213 minSafety on TapEpisode 127: Decluttering Health and Safety with Andrew BarrettHere is our first taste, bringing the Safety Color Concept to an entire conference room, most of whom who have never heard it before, live from the South Australian Safety Symposium. It describes the nature causes problems and effects of Safety Cutter. Dave Provan and I started Collaborating a little while ago to bring the Safety Cutter problem and solutions to life, out of academia and into practice.
2019-11-2229 minSafety on TapEp126: A chat with the world's #1 safety leader, Andrew Sharman, IOSH PresidentMy guest today is Professor Andrew Sharman, President of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health. Many of you listening will be IOSH members or might have done training which was delivered or accredited by IOSH. Andrew is the CEO of international culture and leadership consultancy RMS, with qualifications in health and safety law, industrial psychology and organisational behavior. Andrew is professor of leadership and safety culture at CEDEP, the European Centre for Executive Development, and a prolific author with titles including from Accidents to Zero, The Wellbeing Book, Naked Safety, and Mind Your Own Business: What Your MBA Sho...
2019-10-2845 minSafety on TapEp125 The relationship between blame and learning, with Andrew BarrettI literally just had a conversation with someone, who told me about a serious near-miss incident. An incident so close to deadly for one person it gave me shivers. Thankfully they weren't badly hurt. The trouble was, after that happened, someone else died. This is the story of the relationship between blame and learning.
2019-10-2414 minSafety on TapEp123 How much Human? With Andrew BarrettThe voice you hear is not Andrew Barrett. This is a robot, an accessibility device which reads text for people with vision impairment. Some of you may have been fooled, and if you feel that way I'm sorry, it's all for a good reason. Most of you might have realised it wasn't me. But it was me, kind of. This is my words. I created this podcast, the idea, the flow, the linkage of ideas, the words, and audio features all while I was sitting in seat 8F flying to Auckland. How much of this podcast is me, and how much isn’t...
2019-10-1001 minSafety on TapEp119 The #1 Question, with Andrew BarrettClose your eyes for a minute, assuming you are not jogging or walking down a busy street. If you are, maybe stop, because this is the #1 question you need to answer to drastically improve your performance. I'm going to ask this question, and you need to immediately grab the answer which comes to your mind - don’t think about this, this is not a thinking question. For show notes please visit: www.safetyontap.com/119
2019-08-2117 minSafety on TapEp117: Versus, and a comma, with Andrew Barrett Regular listeners will know I took a short hiatus from the podcast after episode 116, only a few weeks ago, to spend more time writing. This writing was in the form of emails, to my email subscribers, as a form of reflection after the Safeguard Conference I spoke at in NZ a few weeks ago. I've had a surprising number of people ask me over this time, what is it like writing vs podcasting. Writing vs podcasting. I am a regular podcaster, and I paused that to do writing. Writing vs podcasting.
2019-07-2314 minSafety on TapEp116 The-non podcast, with Andrew Barrett (SOLO)I'm guessing you're listening to this podcast because you like to learn by listening, and it fits in with your busy schedule. You are a listener. I also know that listening to a podcast, especially some of my episodes, presents a time challenge. My intent is to offer value, which takes time to do. Rushing is a 21st century challenge, so everyone is under pressure to get more, do more, deliver more in less time and with less money.
2019-06-1708 minSafety on TapEp115: The Dialogue Manifesto, with Andrew BarrettDialogue is one of the most powerful, and abundant sources of learning available to us as humans (especially professionals). Technology, in particular social media, helps us get more connected, and should enable us to have better learning dialogue. But it rarely does. Social media constrains dialogue, limited by the text medium, short length, and relative anonymity behind a keyboard. (And trolls). Learning focused dialogue on social media, especially when people disagree, too easily disintegrates into defensiveness, confusion, and negativity. So let’s take online dialogue offline
2019-05-2911 minSafety on TapEp102: Year in Review and Word of the Year for 2019, with Andrew BarrettListen in to this episode for my very brief year in review, my word of the year for 2019, and why any of that is actually relevant for you. The reason why I share some reflections on the year that was, and my word for the year that is ahead, is not because that has any specific relevance to you. But don't switch off, just yet anyway. The reason why I share this with you is because I encourage you to go through a similar process. This podcast is for leaders, who want to grow themselves and drastically improve he...
2019-01-2510 minSafety on TapEp100: Celebrating Safety on Tap and You, the Learner, with Andrew BarrettSo what's in a number? What's in a lost-time statistic, or the number of leadership walks done, or the average time to return an injured worker to work? Or the time-weighted average exposure to an airborne hazard, or the number of times a repetitive manual task is done? And, what's episode 100 of a podcast all about? In health and safety we work with lots and lots of numbers. Well, business in general works with numbers. And yet the numbers themselves don't mean anything, unless we give them some meaning. We have to tell a story about what they mean and why.
2018-12-1819 minSafety on TapEp098: The Pareto Principle, witH Andrew Barrett The Pareto Principle has been observed in a range of economic areas, like global individual wealth distribution I mentioned earlier, but soverign wealth, quality defects (few defect types cause majority of quality costs/rework time), innovations (where only a few members of staff will provide the majority of innovation ideas), decision making (where only a small proportion of time in a meeting results in the majority of decisions), and complaints (where only a few aspects of your services will result in the majority of your complaints). Where this gets interesting, is that it enables us to understand how to move awa...
2018-12-0425 minSafety on TapEp094 Get from, not through, with Andrew BarrettThis podcast episode has mostly come to you at around 4.30am on the day I'm due to fly out from Los Angeles back to Australia. I get on the plane in 19 hours time, but need to stay awake for an additional 5 hours after that to hopefully get my sleep patterns all right. The reason for the early start is I've taken ages to get used to the jetlag coming over here, and now having to start to adjust my sleep to get ready to return. It's a pain in the butt, and getting frustrating, and tiresome. I think we say and t...
2018-10-2316 minSafety on TapEp092 What’s it for? With Andrew BarrettAsking questions is a great way to learn, to grow and improve. Today, my question for you, is what's it for? Discovering the answer to the question of what is it for, is hard. And it gets harder to decide what to do next. Having someone else ask, to listen and encourage reflection, to challenge and cheer you on, is helpful. Learning & growing is a social thing. Like that panel, we get great value when we learn together.
2018-10-0117 minSafety on TapEp090 How to prepare to deliver an amazing conference presentation, with Andrew BarrettThis is the topic of a recent coaching call I had with a client. Check this out if you want to learn how to prepare to deliver an amazing conference presentation, or any presentation to a large group.
2018-09-1222 minSafety on TapEp089 Time and Space, with Andrew BarrettThe water cooler. The hospital bedside. The ride along in the truck. The smokers outside. The open ended question. The conversation that happens after the conversation inside the meeting. Silence. What do these have in common that makes them so useful, so powerful? Time and space. You might realise that I'm trying to change the way I approach these solo episodes. I've realised loud and clear that many many people won't and can't tap into the work I do, whether that's facilitating or coaching or whatever. I wanted to bring a taste of that, and the stories in particular, which I reflect on a...
2018-08-2800 minSafety on TapEp086: From Teflon to Coach, with Andrew BarrettToday I've got something a little different for you. This episode is based on an article [I wrote for the NZ Safeguard Magazine in early 2017, called from Teflon to Coach.As you listen, I want you to focus on what the explicit takeaways are, as well as the implicit lessons in the way I've created this piece. Make sure you download the article and refer back to in your reflection, or better yet grab it first and have it with you whilst listening. This episode is brought to you by Safety on Tap Connected, the worlds only grow...
2018-06-2500 minSafety on TapEp084: Do the BS Test, with Andrew BarrettSafety in unfortunately full of BS. Well-intentioned, but nonetheless BS. Why not take a BS test and see if you can remove some it? Get my handwritten reflection for this episode, your own reflection template for this very episode, and the full transcript at safetyontap.com/ep084
2018-06-1100 minSafety on TapEp082: Who is coachable? With Andrew BarrettWant to accelerate your development (and your performance) in 2018? Join safetyontap.com/connected to get me as a coach, learn with a community of amazing peers and educational content you won’t find anywhere else.
2018-05-2100 minSafety on TapEp051: Putting research into practice that works, with Dr Sarah ColleyThis is Safety on Tap! I'm your host Andrew Barrett, and since you're listening in, you must be a leader wanting to grow yourself and drastically improve health and safety along the way. Welcome to you, you're in the right place. If this is your first time listening in, thanks for joining us and well done for trying something different to improve! Today I'm joined by Dr Sarah Colley from Pockets of Brilliance. This episode is made possible by Safety On Tap Connected the world's first professional growth accelerator for health and safety professionals. If you are invested in you...
2017-10-1601 minSafety on TapEp050: Celebrating a half-century with you, the listener - our very reason for being. With Andrew BarrettLadies and gentlemen, this is Safety on Tap, episode number 50! Wooo hoooo! I'm your host Andrew Barrett, and I'm so glad you've joined us to celebrate the 50th episode of the Safety on Tap Podcast! Since you're listening in, you must be a leader wanting to grow yourself and drastically improve health and safety along the way. Welcome to you, you're in the right place. If this is your first time listening in, thanks for joining us and well done for trying something different to improve! And of course welcome to all of you wonderful, regular listeners! Before we get int...
2017-09-1503 minSafety on TapEp046: Data, data, insight! Find out what you are missing, with Phil BoltonThis is Safety on Tap! I'm your host Andrew Barrett, and since you're listening in, you must be a leader wanting to grow yourself and drastically improve health and safety along the way. Welcome to you, you're in the right place. If this is your first time listening in, thanks for joining us and well done for trying something different to improve! Phil Bolton is my guest today. Phil is a data scientist, whose been doing this for almost as long as the concept of data science has existed. He is a Director at PWC and has spent his career...
2017-07-1330 minSafety on TapEp044: Diversity and a window into our professional capability, with Kelly Lovely from Bookenz LeadershipSee the value of diversity and boost your career with a balanced approach to your professional capability. One of the greatest challenges I face in my mission to help people like you grow and drastically improve health and safety is to bring our message to people who aren’t seeking it out, but who would benefit greatly from growing themselves. You might know someone like that - do them a favour and tell them about Safety on Tap, and what you get out of it. But Don't tell them not just to take your word for it, check out this rece...
2017-06-2347 minSafety on TapSafeopedia 1: Connectedness, the value of feedback, and the beginning of Safeopedia, with Scott CuthbertAndrew: This is Safety on Tap. I’m your host, Andrew Barrett, and since you’re listening in, you must be a leader wanting to grow yourself and drastically improve health and safety along the way. Welcome to you. You’re in the right place. If this is your first time listening in, thanks for joining us, and well done for trying something different to improve. And welcome back, of course, all of you excellent regular listeners. We’re super pumped to be collaborating on this podcast series with Safeopedia. Safeopedia’s mission is to organize the world’s environmental health and s...
2017-03-2820 minSafety on TapEp033: What most health and safety professionals do not want to hear, with Mark Stipic We had a cracking review on iTunes recently, 5 stars no less, from Naomi. Her subject line was "Hungry, starting? I ate the whole cake!" "The messy concept of risk appetite is just that...an Eton Mess! Well with this episode (ep30), I ate the whole cake and can I have some more sir? Susy was a great guest speaker and it was so good to have her talking about a subject that is climacteric for health and safety and other risks in an organisation. Risk appetite is an area I work closely with so it was so good to have a...
2017-02-2245 minSafety on TapEp32: Pi$$, or get off the pot, with Andrew BarrettCheck it out below! Just because it keep's me on my toes, and breaks the pattern in our communication (thanks Jen Jackson from Episode 22 for that insight), I've flipped this episode around and upside down. Let me know what you think. First, I want to tempt you with our upcoming guests. Our schedule is looking pretty impressive, so much so that I'm actually concerned that it might almost be too much growth fuelling goodness! We've got John Green, the European HSEQ Director from Laing O'Rourke coming on the show. John is probably best known for his public stand, and that of L...
2017-02-1605 minSafety on TapEp031: Social sensemaking makes a lot of sense, with Rob SamsToday my guest Rob Sams and I cover a lot of ground, and at the same time only scratch the surface - why safety isn't that appealing anymore, the idea health and safety can a seriously religious concept in practice, the idea of paradox and how we might make sense of it all! This, is the safety on tap podcast. I'm your host Andrew Barrett, and since you're listening in, you must be a leader wanting to grow yourself and drastically improve health and safety along the way. Welcome to you, you're in the right place. If this is your firs...
2017-02-0949 minSafety on TapEp30: Hungry? Starving? How's your risk appetite? with Susy Daw How hungry are you for risk? Is your organisation starving of risk? Starvation doesn’t sound pleasant….so check out today's interview with Susy Daw, when we weave our way through the messy concept of risk appetite. If you are listening to this soon after release, very early February 2017, you're in luck - I've just sent out invitations for Safety on Tap's first meet-up, which I'm calling the Village Gathering! It's in Melbourne Australia, on the morning of the 16th of February. I'd love to meet you in person, and it would be even better if you bring along some friend...
2017-02-0242 minSafety on TapEp29: The 8 Beliefs of Relationship Centered Safety Part 2, with Rosa Antonia Carrillo Listen in as we continue our exploration of the 8 Beliefs of relationship centred safety leadership. This, is the Safety on Tap podcast. I'm your host Andrew Barrett, and since you're listening in, you must be a leader wanting to grow yourself and drastically improve health and safety along the way. Welcome to you, you're in the right place. If this is your first time listening in, thanks for joining us and well done for trying something different to improve! Since last episode, we've achieved another pretty great milestone here at Safety on Tap, by launching Safety on Tap TV! We've heard...
2017-01-2539 minSafety on TapEp28: The 8 Beliefs of Relationship Centered Safety Part 1, with Rosa Antonia CarrilloWe start 2017 with a two-part interview with Rosa Antonia Carrillo, from Carrillo and Associates in California. Rosa has spent decades looking at more effective health and safety approaches in business, and this has percolated into what we discuss in this interview - the 8 Beliefs of Relationship Centered Safety. Rosa had so much value to share that I've split this interview up into two parts, 4 beliefs this week, 4 next week, just so you have time to digest it all. The beliefs we covered in this episode are: Inclusion precedes accountability Communication can only take place inside relationships and tr...
2017-01-1937 minSafety on TapEp027: From nothing, to good, now heading towards great. With Andrew Barrett, Host of the Safety on Tap PodcastA reflection on the year that was, plenty of exciting new things planned to better serve you, and a BIG FAT THANK YOU for listening! 2016 in review, and the outlook for 2017. Let’s get to know each other! Connect with Safety on Tap on LinkedIn, or me Andrew Barrett. If Facebook is more your thing, check out @safetyontap If you want to get in touch with me, send me an email! andrew@safetyontap.com [activecampaign form=5]
2016-12-2217 minSafety on TapEp026: The written word on trial: help or hindrance to health and safety?There's few people more qualified to talk about the written word and it's role in health and safety, and that's my guest today Kevin Jones from safetyatworkblog.com. On the other hand, I brought along a pretty biased view of the written word, which becomes pretty obvious when I turn a debate into a courtroom prosecution of the written word. It's an interesting listen, and should get us all thinking about that well-worn communication tool, which so often is not the right tool for the job. So that's two metaphors (a courtroom trial, and tools) in the space of two par...
2016-12-1545 minSafety on TapEp025: Would anyone actually pay for what you do? With Jenny Krasny from Caterpillar Safety ServicesI know you already get paid. The question is whether you'd still convince someone to pay for you, your team, your services, if it was entirely their choice. It takes the conversation from "you have to have us", to "do you want us?". It's a very different, and probably uncomfortable question to ask. In this episode Jenny Krasny shares how her business decided their function had made such an impact they wanted to sell their services to the rest of the market. Now that's an endorsement if I've ever heard one. Jenny tells us in this episode what it...
2016-12-0744 minSafety on TapEp024: An induction proven to be effective? with Dr Sue Bahn, from Tap Into Safety Click here to complete the 2016 Listener Survey - only takes 5 mins! In today's episode, we explore this new innovation in inductions and other training - based on research, and proven to be associated with increased knowledge retention and reduction in injury and property damage incidents. I haven't created the usual time-stamps (the audio equivalent of the table of contents) for this episode, as a bit of an experiment to see whether these are useful for listeners. So, if you miss them, drop a comment below to tell me, and I'll keep doing them. If not, I'll eliminate some waste from th...
2016-11-3037 minSafety on TapEp023: Getting out of groundhog day, with Tim Allred Groundhog Day, the 1993 movie starring Bill Murray. That's what we're talking about today. Well not really - though there is a pretty clear link between today's discussion with Tim Allred on the habit of reflection, and that feeling of 'groundhog day'. It will all make sense at the end, I promise! Listen in as we cover: 1:08 Cocktails and reflection 2:02 Quick recap on Tim's last interview 5:36 The words at the end of each podcast are deliberate 7:43 Poking YSPspeak attendees to start reflecting 10:15 Succeeding in a VUCA environment 11:21 Tim's recent learning reflections on fixed vs growth mindset 15:51 Safety people traditionally lean towards fixed...
2016-11-1739 minSafety on TapEp022: Embedding safety: For the few who move the many[GET YOUR BONUS]: Jen and the team at Jaxzyn showed us how to walk-the-talk, by creating a beautifully engaging summary of what we discuss in today's episode. So it's a WHAT-TO-DO guide as well as a HOW-TO guide. Clever! You can access that here. Are you one of the few, who move the many? That's a seriously deep question. Our guest today has a mission to help those few. Jen Jackson leads Jaxzyn, an energy-filled business seeking to create amazing employee experiences and engagement. Jen joins us today to share the exact model Jaxzyn uses to help massive, complex and global...
2016-11-1046 minSafety on TapEp021: Replacing risk with vulnerability: A very human idea, with Gordon Bedford (Part 2 of 2)STOP! If you haven’t already, I suggest you head over to listen to Part 1 first, then come back for this one to finish it off (it will make much more sense that way!). Gordon Bedford continues his daring challenge to the idea of risk, by explaining the concept of vulnerability in some more detail. I probe the idea to see if it really has legs, which I won't spoil before you listen :-) IN part 2 of the chat with Gordon, we cover: 2:18 Vulnerability in manufacturing 4:38 The meaning of words do matter 5:10 Risk suits cold, clinical and big numbers 6:26 Vulnerability suits...
2016-10-2736 minSafety on TapEp020: Replacing risk with vulnerability: A very human idea, with Gordon Bedford (Part 1 of 2) Have you ever had crazy thoughts, that you try and push out of your mind, but keep coming back? Like, 'why don't we throw an entire idea, methodology and industry out, and do something different'? Well you are not alone! I describe today's guest on the podcast as crazy - in a good way. Listen in as Gordon Bedford mounts the case to relegate risk to the history books, and replace it with something much more effective, much more human: 3:05 Gordon's crazy idea 7:12 Raging against likelihood & 'acceptable risk' 9:04 Risk Fail #1: Fukishima 8:58 Vulnerability vs risk...
2016-10-2033 minSafety on TapEp019: Leader to the very end: A case study (Part 2 of 2) with Brian Barrett, my DadSTOP! If you haven't already, I suggest you head over to listen to Part 1 first, then come back for this one to finish it off. This is the second part of the two-part interview with Brian Barrett, my Dad. We started with the background to Dad leading his organisation to the very end, until it was amalgamated into a new council, and the challenges he faced leading when he had little control over so much of the change. We shift into his humbling experience of getting feedback from people in his organisation, and that one person was so moved, they pain...
2016-10-1339 minSafety on TapEp018 Leader to the very end: A case study (Part 1 of 2) with Brian Barrett, my Dad It's a great honour to interview my Dad, Brian Barrett this week, a leader who I think has plenty of insight to offer. This first part of the two-part interview, we cover off leading in an organisation you know will cease to exist - from which we can all take something away, including what NOT to do should you find yourself in that situation (actually, it has much a broader lesson). In today's episode we cover: 2:09 Why on earth would Dad do a podcast interview with me 3:45 The mechanics of mergers in NSW local government 5:56 F...
2016-10-0634 minSafety on TapEp017 Safer brains, better work? Neuroscience in the spotlight, with Amanda Wang ValentineMake your life easier - Subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher! I feel that in my attempts to improve my own effectiveness, which hopefully translates into better health and safety outcomes, I have spent way more time trying to understand what's going on outside people (the workplace, the environment, the design of work), than on the inside of people, and our brains in particular. I'm not sure that makes sense, given how complex, and how powerful, our brains are. Today's guest Amanda Wang Valentine shares her quest to better understand what's happening in our br...
2016-09-2951 minSafety on TapEp016: Too much sh*t? Focus on outcomes, with Kobi Simmat from Best Practice Certification Make life easier for yourself. Subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher! Kobi Simmat tells it straight. If you don't like feeling just a little bit uncomfortable about the ineffective status quo, probably best not to listen. ALTHOUGH....you must be ok with being a little uncomfortable, since that's the space where growth occurs. And that's why you listen to this podcast. So maybe this is just right for you. In this chat, we cover: 1:33 Kobi's view on WHS 4:25 Open cheque book leads to financial haemorrhaging into 'safety' 5:47 Kobi and I on how effective video and audio are...
2016-09-2238 minSafety on TapEp015: Being starkers (behind the curtain) with Andrew Barrett Make life easier for yourself. Subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher! Starkers (Naked). You know what it feels like to be really open and honest? Well, you get 100% ME in this episode, come behind the curtain as I share a bit of general reflection, about podcasting, answers to common questions I get, and a little bit about how I'm improving the podcast moving forward. In this chat, we cover: 2:10 I confess - Podcasting wasn't in my plan 3: 12 The magic of podcasting (you'll be surprised with what I think) 4:34 What we can learn from the grass not being greener on the other side...
2016-09-1828 minSafety on TapEp014 Crystal-ball gazing into the future workplace, with Peter GahanPeter Gahan leads the leading organisation on leadership in Australia, the Centre for Workplace Leadership. He's also go a firm eye on the future, to support research, turning it in practice, for effective leadership to support work which is changing so quickly all around us. In this chat, we cover: – The future of work (it's closer than you think) – What Peter thinks about leadership, including a simple and understandable definition of leadership to help us improve. – Some of the disruptive things in business impacting, and impacted by, leadership - like corporate democracy and modern performance reviews You can hear more of Peter...
2016-08-1935 minSafety on TapEp012 Digital disruption to make your head explode, with Richard ColemanRichard Coleman knows a thing or two about digital disruption. He has put a number of practical and very cool digital technologies to good use for health and safety, and has his finger on the pulse with the broader digital landscape. Make no mistake, digital disruption is happening, is only getting bigger & faster, and it creates great opportunity, or poses a great threat to current health and safety approaches - Richard invites us to choose opportunity. In this chat, we cover: – What we mean by digital disruption (if you think you know, you're probably wrong like I was) – The role of heal...
2016-08-1034 minSafety on TapEp007 - Leading in challenging environments, with Peter Baines from Hands Across the WaterPeter Baines has seen some pretty tragic stuff in his time, and has learned a thing or two about leadership in challenging and disruptive environments. Listen in as Peter, from charity Hands Across the Water, shares with us what he has learned. The biggest surprise for me was that these leadership lessons will apply to almost everyone, as work and life get more and more disrupted. No tsunami required. In this chat, we cover: – Where Peter cut his teeth as a forensic police officer, identifying victims of mass disasters all over the world – Peter's key factors for great leadership, a sneak pe...
2016-08-0536 minSafety on TapEp006 - Architecture, the blues, the muppets, and safety with Dr David Borys What do Dr David Borys and Animal, from the muppets, have in common? Listen in as Dr David Borys, from RMIT University (amongst a few other places!) fill us in on the talk he is giving for the 2016 Wigglesworth Memorial Lecture, entitled Two windows to clarify the enigma that is health & safety PLUS a sneak peek at the 'intelligent risk management' workshop he is also running during the Convention. In this chat, we cover: - The connection with David and Animal the muppet (no, I'm not calling him a muppet…!) - A contrasting perspective on health and safety 40 years...
2016-07-2951 minSafety on TapEp005 - Falling out of the safety church and what came after, with Loren MurrayThe first time I've interviewed someone who has brought Lego into the conversation - now that's imagery I can understand! Listen in as Loren Murray, from Creative Works Group share with us her insights into how we can create a health and safety career worth chasing. In this chat, we cover: - How Loren fell out of the safety church, and what happened next (this has no analogy with actual falls incidents…) - Her key points from the upcoming Young Safety Professionals panel at the National Safety Convention in September 2016 - How to create a career you love (and why Lo...
2016-07-2141 minSafety on TapEp004 - Effective story telling for better safety, with Drew Rae from Griffith University Are you a story teller? No? It's not as childish as you might think. Listen in as we hear from one of Australia's foremost safety story tellers, Dr Drew Rae, about the importance of stories in our professional practice. In this chat we hear about: - good, and less good, story telling for safety, - drowning horses, - rocket ships - the fashion of safety, and - being curious (not the first time that's come up on this podcast!) Now let’s get to know each other! Connect with Safety on Tap on LinkedIn, or me Andrew Barrett. If Facebook is more you...
2016-07-1636 minSafety on TapEp003 - The value of reflection (not reflective....) with Tim Allred from Young Safety ProfessionalsDo you stop, and truly think about how your going, how effective you are, what's working, what's not, and what's got to change? Tim Allred, founder of Young Safety Professionals in Australia, shares his reflection on the value of this kind of reflection! Isn't that appropriate! In this chat we cover: - the start of the Young Safety Professionals group and the benefits of a peer community - the natural tendency for younger people to ask WHY - exciting young speakers at the upcoming 2016 National Safety Conference, including Tim, and yours truly! - individual reflection which helps you improve whatever i...
2016-06-2942 minSafety on TapEp002 - A seriously crazy mindset, with Ali Uren from Kiikstart Do you ever feel a bit dull, without much 'oomph', plodding rather than sprinting through your work? Listen in as I get SMASHED (in a good way!) by energy, ideas and actionable improvements from Ali Uren, the change-maker at Kiikstart. We cover a lot of ground - from the courage to let go of what's not working, to personal risk assessments, through to getting dirty hands in the business planning process and creating delightful experiences for our customers. If you only take a pinch of value from this interview you will still be a richer, more effective person! Let’s get to...
2016-06-1934 minSafety on TapEp001 - Leading a tribe, with Alanna Ball from Women in Safety Alanna Ball felt a little lost in health and safety, she wanted to belong to a family, a tribe. There was no tribe for her, so she led others who were in a similar place to form a tribe: Women in Safety. What a tribe! Join us in the interview for a great insight into the importance of a professional family or tribe, and the opportunity for you to leverage other work-families and work-tribes to drastically improve health and safety. We also get two FREE slices of conference-goodness, from the the 2016 South Australian Health and Safety Conference, with thanks from con...
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Safety on TapEp000: The beginning of Safety on Tap, with Andrew Barrett"Where shall I begin, your Majesty?" he asked. "Begin at the beginning," the King said gravely, "and go-on until the end: then stop". Thanks Lewis Carroll, the King, and the White Rabbit who asked such a great question in the first place! Since this is episode ZERO (not that kind of zero...) of the Safety on Tap podcast, I thought it gentlemanly that I tell you a little about my WHY....and a little bit more about me. Towards the end I also share two short-but-great interviews, which I recorded at the 2016 South Australian Health and Safety Conference, with thanks fro...
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