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summary This conversation explores the profound impact of organizational culture, belonging, and the collective unconscious on individual and collective well-being. Through stories and insights, the speakers delve into how culture shapes our identity, trust, and sense of purpose, and how it can evolve in times of societal change.

This conversation explores the profound impact of care ethics in safety, leadership, and organizational culture, emphasizing the importance of empathy, vulnerability, and human connection in professional settings.

This conversation explores the social psychology of risk, safety culture, and the deeper motivations behind safety practices. It features insights from experts Vic D'Amato and Chris Louis on how organizational culture, perceptions, and beliefs influence safety performance and the importance of understanding diverse worldviews.

Explore the deep connections between Indian mythology, feminism, and societal narratives through a rich conversation on cultural epics, gender roles, and ethical systems. Discover how myths shape perceptions and the importance of critical thinking in understanding these stories with Nippin Anand and Maitrayee Mullick.

In this episode, Nippin and Desai explore the complex interplay of justice, culture, power dynamics, and expertise in organizational safety and investigations. They delve into how language, roles, and unconscious biases influence perceptions of fairness and accountability.

This podcast illustrates why the industry struggles with understanding safety culture and what we can do to improve our understanding.  The podcast also provides selective readings to broaden your views on safety culture including a video on how to diagnose culture. A free download book to improve your understanding about culture with selective readings: https://novellus.solutions/product/51-stories-in-culture-to-live-and-to-be/ A link to how to diagnose safety culture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xydW2t4GVsw

This episode explores the transformative power of listening, humility, and how to think about time in leadership. Featuring personal stories from Rob, Craig, and Jenny, it highlights how profound simplicity and genuine connection can reshape organizational culture and leadership practices.

In this video we get down to understanding why there is no leading without following. We discuss: The concept of 'Following Leading' and its significance The hyphen as a symbol of connection and mutuality The importance of language and shared understanding in leadership The role of self-awareness and internal connection in relational leadership Practical examples of reciprocal relationships in organisations

Discover how technology and our busy lives have diminished the art of conversation. Learn why genuine connection matters in today’s world.In today’s fast-paced, technology-driven world, the simple act of conversation seems to be fading away. Have we truly lost the art of dialogue, or are we just missing the connection behind it? In this post, we’ll explore the impact of technology on our conversations, the importance of genuine connection, and how we can revive meaningful communication in our lives.

What are the two main problems with how leadership is taught and practiced today?1. Leadership is all about Masculinity and to be precise - a male-centric construct. It makes little space for Feminist Ethics. We think it matters to challenge this ideology.2. All dominant models and courses in Leadership are based on the Hero Myth. When we achieve success, it must be because we have good leaders. Is that true?This is the first in a series of three podcasts on ‘Following-Leading in Risk’. Joining me are Jenny Krasny, Craig Ashhurst and Robert Long. Through a dig into the history of leadership models, we discuss the two underlying problems of Masculinity and the Hero Myth that the ‘leadership industry’ faces today. As always, we keep to stories and experience grounded in research and practice. In the subsequent podcasts, we will introduce the Following-Leading model and how to apply it in practice. Download your free copy of the book Following-Leading in Risk: https://www.humandymensions.com/produ...

“What I'm interested in is how do I bring the voiceless to the table. How do I bring the invisible into the visible landscape and have those various views and opinions heard, recognised, and embraced? That's what I'm about.” Do not listen to this podcast if you are in the business of saving lives. You will be left distressed. But if you care about people and humanising work, there are many pearls of wisdom in this podcast: why risk is a cultural construct that defies measurement and defining;why there cannot be a formulae or recipe for an honest and open conversation;what it takes to develop the curiosity of a child; and why from experiencing injustice to sharing our truth takes so much more than what the tenets of psychological safety and just culture want us to believe.  And we don’t talk theories; instead we laugh, we joke and we share our lived stories.  But the most amazing part of this podcast is not the four ‘key takeaways’. It is watching and experiencing how human connection transcends time and space. Someone who sits ten thousand miles away would connect with such presence, attunement, love, compassion and wisdom. How does that make any sense? We will build up on this conversation in our forthcoming series on Leadership titled ‘Following-Leading’ in Risk.  In conversation with my dear friend Jenny Krasny.  Enjoy listening to Jen and find out how some wonderful people are quietly working to humanise work and make the world a better place.  Jen you are wise beyond words.

Mary Conquest, the famous host of the podcast, Safety Labs, has interviewed over a hundred people (including myself). I thought it would be a wonderful opportunity to engage with her and find out what she has learned through this journey. In this podcast, Mary reflects on her interviewing skills and what it makes to conduct good interviews. I’ very fortunate to be interviewing the interviewer in this podcast and if you listen until the end, you will also learn that she is a wonderful human being at heart. Thank you Mary, it’s nice to meet a fellow anthropologist.

Enclosed space risks have been haunting many high-risk industries for decades. The maritime industry has not seen much change with deaths and injuries in enclosed spaces despite our best efforts to control the risks. What are we focusing on and what are we missing?An open conversation with two persons - both ex-seafarers and now working as insurers for a reputable insurance company. We get personal and so you can hear their stories and relate with them.

One of the least understood responses in an investigation is when we hear someone say ‘I don’t know’. It is considered a sign of incompetence and ignorance. It is a source of shame and stigma for those being investigated.   Online session: https://novellus.solutions/mec-events/sporonline2026/ Accident Investigation workshop  https://novellus.solutions/mec-events/accident-investigation-program/ Read my book:https://nippinanand.com/learning-from-accidents/ It is the biproduct of living in a rational society. Years of research and practice has helped me realise that ‘I don’t know’ has little to do with competence or ignorance. If at all, it reflects our own ignorance and not the one being investigated.

After an accident, we create a narrative to give meaning to misfortune. these narratives are packed in the discourse of science and they claim to prevent future recurrences (formal investigation reports) and learn from accidents?But to what extent are these narratives true? can they really prevent anything? do they help us to learn from accidents? here's my talk at the Library of Accidents in Edinburgh drawing upon examples from the Costa Concordia and the US Airways 1549. both the narratives are underpinned in myth although they are presented as 'scientific and objective' truths.