What an episode this is, you are in for a treat. We are joined by Sunit Atwal, a VERY smashy safety professional who poses a great question about purpose in safety. But, it's not the normal pink and fluffy stuff!!! It's a challenge on why we talk about it but can't seem to revisit or evolve it. We go into all sorts; business purpose, corporate BS, safety narcissism...and we even do a shout-out to our buddy Stuart Hughes (Hi mate!). Sunit has to come on again, but this one was a PROPER...

It's a(nother) Pod about a Post. Join us as we discuss a post that had over 70k reactions, over 2k comments and nearly 2.5k reposts on Linkedin; the post said 'Not everyone at your workplace is your FRIEND. Do your work. Get Paid. Go Home.' It's a goodie!! This short and sweet episode covers boundaries, when leaders should step out, the internal expectation of leaders.....and even a Whatsapp Hack that allows you to read a message without setting the blue ticks off! HA! As usual,...

HELLO! A Welcome to Speak! Join us, Crystal Danbury and Elisa Lynch, as we discuss a great post by Christian Harris, where he talks about Big Bosses not caring. I disagree; Elisa doesn't.....let's get into it. This is a great chat! To bang us on your screen instead: https://youtu.be/ymmel7kDaYg

Join us as we talk through the question 'What is Failure' This was a great conversation with Oli Harris, the guest and questioner! We got a lot of good examples of 'failure' and talk through whether you can come back from it, whether the response to failure reduces or amplifies it or if you can celebrate success while acknowledging failures are certain or ongoing. We also talk about the role accountability has in failure...man, this was a good episode and we hope you enjoy it! Take Care...

Welcome to SPEAK!  Our Guest question is a corker this week!! How do you measure success?  Sam Neal put this to us with two lenses to consider; how do you measure success personally, with regard to our work and how do you measure safety success in the round? MAN! We loved this one! There were so many frames, thoughts, considerations and more! Please come join us as we dig into what success is, how we measure it and we talk about feelings of fault and failure when it hits the fan.....as...

Join us, Crystal Danbury and Elisa Lynch, and our fab guest Ellie Thomas. We dig into Ellie's incredible question about whether our looks affect our perception of ourselves and others perception of us! It's a big convo! We talk about body size, age, make-up and clothes....and not just from a female perspective, we talk in the round.  It's a GREAT chat and we hope you really enjoy it! Stay Safe! E & C If you fancy watching, catch us on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/Ff2gLkvs-84

Rhaynukaa Soni, one of the few that make up the 1% of women Chartered Fellows in Safety, joined us (Crystal Danbury and Elisa Lynch) to ask her burning question: 'How do we change Sectors in the Safety Profession?'.  We chat about sectors, experiences, views on 'special sectors' and much more...we possibly render at the end but WHAT'S NEW! We offer five key things you should be doing to change sectors (but only if you want to!). As always, the content is unedited, honest and it's a...

Welcome back to SPEAK!  It's 2023 and we, Crystal Danbury and Elisa Lynch, are kicking of with a request to SPEAK! about Imposter Syndrome. It affects us all, so come along for the ride as we open up about our very different experiences with it, we share a helpful article and share tips for tackling it. We hope you enjoy and it helps you or someone you care about! If you fancy watching it instead of having a wander with it in your ears, you can find the video of the pod here:...

Join us, Elisa Lynch and Crystal Danbury, as we recap on Prt 1, chat about things looking worse when they are actually getting better, dive into managing up and then get stuck into managing performance conversations.  We also talk about giving difficult feedback to help people create REAL development plans for themselves...as difficult conversations are not meant to be unkind conversations, they are meant to help! We meander for the first quarter, but we commit to being unedited as...

Join us, Crystal Danbury and Elisa Lynch, for the first half of the SPEAK! podcast on difficult conversations.    We hear a lot about the need for soft skills so we wanted to unpack 'why' we need them.  We share our own stories about when we were between a rock and a hard place and some tips to help start a difficult conversation or create a feeling of trust so the conversation is more fruitful.   Come with us as we unpack it!  Part 2 drops in two week (as usual). To watch it head to...

Join us, Crystal and Elisa, as we talk about Blame and Accountability!   We LOVED this one!!! Come with us as we explore ALL THE questions! What does blame block, if anything? How are they different? Are they both useful? Which is harmful or helpful? Which one creates difference or damage? Can we escape blame, and should we? What are their roles and impacts in businesses and safety? Is accountability enough? We share some great work examples of how this topic has played out in our careers,...

After so many emails, messages and love regarding last weeks Suicide Awareness Special, we decided to do the part 2 we waffled on about at the end! LOL!  So, join us all again as we move on from our lived experiences regarding suicide and talk about how you come back from the darkest places, our 'I wish I said this last week' moments and we respond to a tweet about Suicide. We had SO many thoughts!   Such rich conversation again!  A special thank you to Damien for being here with us and...

Join us and our amazing guest Damien McMullan as we dive into the taboo topic that is Suicide.  We hear a lot from surviving family and friends of people lost to suicide, but rarely do we get to hear from those that lived through it or were saved by others.....until today.   We have two counts of lived experience on this call and man do we share!  We have real stories, take-aways, tips, stats and observations. T he best thing is, we (Crystal and Damien) are grateful every day that we are...

Join us, Elisa and Crystal, as we chat about whether we should care about the term 'New View' in the safety context. We chat about what we fundamentally believe safety is about, and how being precious or negative can cost us in the long run in terms of progression. Warning: There is a rant about social media Trolls contained in this podcast! It's so ranty but SO valid! Fancy watching the pod, crack on: https://youtu.be/od7HI4r6nEs

Join us as we talk all things curriculum; as usual this is unedited, real and authentic.  We chat about what's missing for us, what we'd remove from all course, what we'd put in all courses, what courses we have loved and hated! We also chat about how we treat people, investigations, motivations etc As usual, there is a tangent or 50.  Oh, and you may want to jump passed the first few minutes as Elisa is losing it over a fly....ha! Just saying! Enjoy! To watch:...

Join us, Crystal Danbury & Elisa Lynch, as we SPEAK! about the power of storytelling.   We dive into stories we've heard, inspiring speakers to look up, tips to improve your storytelling and we share why we think it works or matters. Also, we LOVED this, so come and get involved.  As always, thanks for listening and thanks for baring with us on the sound....we think it's nailed! And if you fancy watching the pod, hit us up on YouTube https://youtu.be/Kt28BKgWi7o

Join us as we SPEAK! about the pressure to consume the right books, pods, articles, bloggers and vloggers. We chat about our different approaches to learning......and spoiler alert, one of us doesn't read books etc and one is a content junkie! It's a great conversation where we talk through our differences. And the irony of challenging media content consumption on a pod is NOT lost on us haha! It's a real, open, honest, unedited, learning space.....so come on in.  Right, let's have the...

Join us as we SPEAK! about 'ZERO Harm'. We explore its validity, it's point and whether it's real or bull!

Join Elisa and Crystal to talk about psychological safety and its place in relation to pride, the work place and allowing better questions around LGBT+ topics. We loved it, we hope you do too! You'll notice we introduce this as 'Why Should I Care' - since recording. We felt so compelled to make this partnership solid we have created our new brand - SPEAK! 

Join Crystal & Elisa to chat all things pride month, stereotype, lived experience and much more......  This is part 1 of 2!  In part 2 we dive into psychological safety in relation to the workplace and pride and taking people on a journey by allow better questions about LGBT+ topics. We loved it, we hope you do too! You will hear we intro this episode as Why Should I Care, this is because we recorded part 1 and 2 of this podcast and felt so compelled to make this partnership a...

Exploring the dread and potential from any interview…

I spend some time in the episode digging into my own ignorance around black history and also sharing eye-opening moments where I thought I understood racism because of the wonderful and amazing black people I’ve known throughout my life, and when I realised I knew JACK! Nothing! There is an activity in here to explore the depth of your knowledge around black history versus white history and also a call to action around leaning in and asking people about their lived experience to grow empathy...

This episode digs into why we should care about health under the ‘health and safety’ banner. It looks at the obvious impacts of poor health on organisations and the wins if health is tackled fully, it also questions if we understand health impacts in our own organisations. Lastly, it looks at the lessons that we could take from our learning journey through Covid. As usual there are no answers, just triggers for you to have your own local conversations and dig into why you should care about...

This episode explores ethical and non-ethical leadership and digs into the effects, impacts and possible results for business and people.  It gives shout outs to two great leaders and points listeners to a few great people to have a look at in this space.  This podcasts aim is to enable your own debate and conclusion for the question 'Why should I care about ethical leadership'.  Happy listening People! P.S as my podcast progresses, so will my editing skills - so bare with the rookie x