Leadership in Hazardous Industries

Nikki McMurray

Leadership in hazardous industries! Is it different to non hazardous industries? Nikki McMurray works as a leadership coach and conducts leadership workshops in hazardous industries; water, gas, high voltage, open cut, underground, rail, construction, water etc. Unlike most, Nikki actually coaches leaders and influencers on the job. She has seen what works and what doesn't. Leadership is a skill, anyone can learn it, you just need to know the tools and how to use them. Listen in to go from SURVIVING to THRIVING!

Episodes

  1. 08/17/2021

    Stepping Up to Lead

    #012 Jack started his career in 2007 with a large petrochemical company doing multi-skilled Engineering, later he streamlined into the Electrical and the Instrumentation field in England.  A few years down the line, he met his wife and they both had a passion to travel, so decided to give it a go! After about 8/9 months of backpacking they found themselves on Australian shores ready to start work again. It was during Jack's time in Australia I met him whilst working in the power generation industry. Jack is a introverted guy and one thing I'm asked often is do I need to be a charismatic extrovert to be a good leader?  My answer is always absolutely NOT!  Jack and I chat about how as a introverted guy he has succeeded in stepping up to lead. Jack headed back to the UK just over 12 months and since then he has been working as an Instrumentation and Electrical team leader for a multi-national chemical manufacturing company. During his career he has been part of and led many diverse and multicultural teams within different industries. He  also recently became a first time dad and 'influencer' to his amazing little daughter! It was great to catch up with Jack, I hope you enjoy listening to Jack's story of going from technical hero to stepping up to lead! Listen in to go from surviving to thriving.

  2. 04/10/2021

    Can we stop wearing sleep depreviation as a badge of honour?

    #011 Dr. Adam Fletcher is globally recognised as a pioneer in 24-hour work safety, occupational alertness and fatigue risk management.  He has worked as a research scientist in the University sector and for the US Army in Washington, D.C., and is the CEO of Integrated Safety Support, a company he founded in 2006.  Adam is also an Honorary Professor at the University of South Australia.  He lives in Melbourne, Australia with his daughter Elsie and having grown up in the beautiful wine district of the Barossa Valley, Australia he enjoys a glass or two of wine as a show of support for his friends. Learn about some of the results from the banking sleep research paper Banking Sleep: Realization of Benefits During Subsequent Sleep Restriction and Recovery by Tracy L. Rupp, PhD; Nancy J. Wesensten, PhD; Paul D. Bliese, PhD; Thomas J. Balkin, PhD from the Division of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring MD. Adam also shares with us an app called the Snore Lab which I think many of you will find interesting. Listen in to go from surviving to thriving.

  3. 02/10/2021

    Increasing Mental Health Awareness in Leaders & Influencer

    #010 Clint Adams is a former Victorian police officer who studied psychology and later, rehabilitation counselling. His police, counselling, injury management, senior human resources roles and working with asylum seekers have made him develop insights into the psychology and social interactions of individuals in trying conditions. Clint has developed various behavioural and leadership programs to help people deal with various issues from PTSD to bullying and harassment. He is a keynote speaker on suicide prevention and diversity and runs programs on mental health and wellbeing for corporate organisations and sporting organisations for teens. Clint is the author of Lighting the Blue Flame. The book is written as a story of a teen who commits suicide because of being bullied, but wants his death to at least have an impact to change things so it doesn't happen to others. Even though the book is about teenagers, it has resources that are useful to anyone regarding bullying, sucide prevention and dealing with the grieving process. Lighting the Blue Flame, is not just any book, it has lots of QR codes throughout for the reader to research these important topics further, so it is a little more interactive than other books. It also has its own soundtrack as Clint wanted to add that extra layer of depth to the experience, as music can emphasise how people feel and experience things.  Clint discusses the Dialogue Model from the book Crucial Conversations by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillian & Al Switzler, a great model for developing your skills in having the conversation. Listen in to go from surviving to thriving.

  4. 11/11/2020

    Influencers and Leaders are you ready to be a ROCKSTAR?

    #009 Sarah McVanel helps individuals leverage the exponential power of recognition to retain top talent, fuel healthy teams and sustain healthy bottom lines. She speaks nationally on the topic, leads workshops, coaches leaders, and conducts organizational recognition program reviews. Sarah is a Certified Senior Organizational Development Professional (CSODP), Professional Certified Coach (PCC) and Certified Human Resources Leader (CHRL). She is one of 1500 Certified Professional Speakers (CSP) worldwide and Past-President of the Toronto Chapter of the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers (CAPS). She has a BA in Psychology, MSc in Family Relations, and Diplomas in Human Resources and Healthcare Administration. Sarah has 20 years of experience including at a senior leadership level and now owns boutique firm Greatness Magnified. She is an author of peer-reviewed journals, articles, five books, Forever Recognize Others:' Greatness Solution Focused Strategies for Satisfied Staff, High Performing Teams and Healthy Bottom Lines" (2015), "The FROG Effect: Tools and Strategies to Forever Recognize Others' Greatness" (2016), #GreatnessBizHacks: 100+ Tips to Grow a Profitable, Service-Based Biz you Love, FLIP Side of Failing: How to Recognize and Leverage Greatness in Work and Life (2019) and ROCKSTAR: Magnifying Your Greatness in Times of Change (June 2020). Listen in to go from surviving to thriving.

  5. 10/08/2020

    What Keeps You Awake At Night?

    #008 Katrina is a Certified Professional Ergonomist (CPE) with over 25 years Occupational Health and Safety experience in the chemical, manufacturing, retail, local government, health and steel manufacturing industries. An early acute care nursing career lead to post graduate studies in Occupational Health Nursing (Cumberland College 1986/87) and Grad Dip Ergonomics (UNSW) completion in 2003. Experience includes 16 years at BlueScope Steel Australia & New Zealand – a steel manufacturing industry with 6,000 employees and 90 manufacturing processing and distribution centres Australia wide. Katrina held a national role with BlueScope (Australia and New Zealand) as an Ergonomist 2011 - 2115. Katrina now has her own consultancy Think Ergonomics. Recent clients work has included work organisation review, design review in manufacturing, prototype product design review and expert opinion reports. Katrina's leadership skills include guiding people at all levels of an organisation to discover how to observe work practices and processes through a fresh lens.   Katrina has been an active member of the Human Factors & Ergonomics Society of Australia (HFESA) since 2006, including Board Director for 4years (2011-2015). Katrina is a current member of the Safe Work NSW Musculoskeletal Disorder (MSD) Consultative Committee. Katrina has co-written written a book "Ergonomics and Human Factors for Engineers", an in -house publication to guide engineers and designers to consider the user in reducing injury and increase productivity There is certainly more to ergonomics than chair and monitor heights. Listen in to go from surviving to thriving.

  6. 08/28/2020

    Next Generation Safety Leadership: From Compliance to Care

    #007 Clive Lloyd is an Australian psychologist who assists organisations to improve their safety performance through the development of trust and psychological safety, by doing Safety Differently.  He is the co-director and principal consultant with GYST Consulting Pty Ltd and developer of the acclaimed Care Factor Program. Clive was recently named among the top 5 Global thought leaders and influencers on Health & Safety by Thinkers360. He has authored a practical and easy to read book called 'Next Generation Safety Leadership: from Compliance to Care', which takes Safety Differently from theory to practice.   In this episode Clive talks about his book and focuses on one of my favourite topics - TRUST, which I call the 'gold nugget' to leading and influencing. Listen in to go from surviving to thriving. www.CorporateLearningPartners.com.au

  7. 08/04/2020

    Building Human Momentum for Success

    #006 With a tag line "A dual qualified Engineer with big project experience and proven ability to build and lead teams to successful outcomes", I was keen to chat with Jeremy and find out some of his tips for building and leading crews/teams.  Jeremy has over 20 years experience in high risk industries. His experience in a team environment extends from being a role player early on, through to establishing and leading delivery teams for major infrastructure construction projects around the world. Jeremy is the Founder and Managing Director of Quattro Project Engineering Pty Ltd, leading a team of over 100 people in delivering Consulting, Construction and Operational Contracts. Jeremy shares his tips on how to build and lead crews/teams to successful outcomes, he also gives a few gold nuggets of wisdom on conflict management. Listen in to go from surviving to thriving.

  8. 07/17/2020

    Emotional Intelligence the Critical Skill for Today's Leaders and Influencers

    #005 Vanessa Aldous is a Registered Psychologist who has been consulting to businesses predominantly in the Mining and Resources sector for the past 16 years. Vanessa is passionate about creating individual and cultural change that will enhance the performance and outcomes of organisations committed to continuous improvement with real results.  Vanessa has extensive experience coaching leaders across all levels of the organisation, from the CEO to Frontline Leaders. Her understanding and awareness of human behaviour, change and psychological processes enable her to provide real coaching targeted at shifting attitudes, promoting self-awareness and assisting leaders to create high performing teams as well as influencing behavioural change within the organisation.  Over the past 16 years, Vanessa has facilitated, developed and designed world class Leadership and Safety Leadership programs with a strong focus on the Psychology of Leadership and Safety. Her facilitation skills have been sought after by many clients to deliver presentations at conferences as well as to workforces for over 300 people. Furthermore, Vanessa has coached, mentored and trained other consulting psychologists in mastering the skills of facilitation.  Vanessa takes pride in delivering Cognitive Behavioural based Safety Leadership programs. Through authentic leadership, effective communication and facilitation skills. Something we didn't talk about but is definitely noteworthy Vanessa is a triathlete; completed 8 x Ironman distance races, including the World Championships in Hawaii She can't remember how many Half Ironman races she has completed but includes 4 x World Championship events; Mont Tremblant, Canada, Sunshine Coast, Australia, Chattanooga, USA, Nice and France.  Cycled New Zealand 3 000km in 24 days, unsupported, from the tip of North Island , Cape Reinga to bottom of South Island, Bluff. Daniel Goleman is the man behind Emotional Intelligence and we encourage you to look him up and get more information. Listen in to go from surviving to thriving. www.CorporateLearningPartners.com.au

  9. 06/24/2020

    Leading with a Curious Mind

    #004 It was great to catch up with Sean who has gone from hotel operations to the mining industry; open cut.  Sean is the only Wallabies supporter in his entire extended family of All-Blacks tragics.  Caring not for Rugby Union, he's a family man, podcast host of Beneath the Surface podcast and lover of all things mining who struggles to say no to an opportunity.  Hence his inaugural appearance on Leadership in Hazardous Industries on a weeks' notice. With a background in hotel operations, Sean jumped at an opportunity to join the mining industry as a trainee surface operator during the resources boom in 2011.  After completing a Master of Management (Human Resources), he transitioned from the coal face to the corporate world to follow his passion of helping and supporting the amazing people that make up the global mining industry. Sean manages the Leadership Programs for an international mining company, listen in to hear his perspective of what leaders could do to go from surviving to thriving. www.CorporateLearningPartners.com.au

  10. 05/29/2020

    Sex, Alcohol and Privacy

    #003 This episode was originally titled Sex, Alcohol and Privacy and it was continually taken off the air, it appears for having the word sex in the title! Paulette McCormack has more than a decade of international and national employment relations' experience across a multitude of industries and company sizes she is well equipped for any situation.   She holds a Masters in Human Resource Management, a Masters in Employment Relations, a Diploma in Business, a Diploma in Management and is now also a student completing a Bachelor of Law (with honours) with the sole intention of specialising in employment law. Whilst that all seems impressive we can not look past the fact that she is a well respected and highly sought after lecturer and tutor at Griffith University in the Business school, specifically in the HR/ER courses.  Questions I'm often asked are - As a leader what happens when I find the love of my life in my workplace, can I ask them out? Can I drink with my team or crew? I have an employee who has some serious issues going on personally, can I tell my crew if they ask?and many others, I wanted to know the answers from an expert in the field.   Paulette and I discuss all these questions and more, listen in and go from surviving to thriving!   This information is given as general guidelines please check with your organisation's policies, procedures, Human Resource Department or your 'one up' regarding your specific circumstances.   www.CorporateLearningPartners.com.au

  11. 05/29/2020

    Apprentice to Manager

    #002 Guy has gone from an apprentice to a manager working in manufacturing, then mining to now the utilities industry. Yes he and his team help keep the lights on in Australia. It was a many years ago when I met Guy, he decided to take on an additional role and become a co-facilitator on the leadership workshops I was conducting in the utilities organisation he now works for. Listen in to hear about Guy's leadership journey; going from surviving to thriving and his tips on creating a great workplace culture for teams or crews. www.CorporateLearningPartners.com.au

  12. 05/29/2020

    Welcome to Leadership in Hazardous Industries

    #001The first episode has me handing the mic over to Leanne Hughes.  Leanne interviews me to find out about my leadership journey and what you can expect on the Leadership in Hazardous Industries podcast to support you on your journey of going from surviving to thriving. Leanne hosts her own podcast called The First Time Facilitator and has worked in hazardous industries, so she knows a thing or two about podcasting and working hazardous environments.  I couldn't have thought of a more equipped person to know the questions to ask, be comfortable behind a mic and have a great sense of humour! Hope you enjoy listening in as much as we enjoyed making it for you.   http://www.CorporateLearningPartners.com.au

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Leadership in hazardous industries! Is it different to non hazardous industries? Nikki McMurray works as a leadership coach and conducts leadership workshops in hazardous industries; water, gas, high voltage, open cut, underground, rail, construction, water etc. Unlike most, Nikki actually coaches leaders and influencers on the job. She has seen what works and what doesn't. Leadership is a skill, anyone can learn it, you just need to know the tools and how to use them. Listen in to go from SURVIVING to THRIVING!

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