Welcome!

As Pride Month approaches, I’ve been reflecting on how different this year feels. While we’ve seen progress over the years, there’s a growing sense that things are stalling for the LGBTQ+ community. And yet, through the many conversations I’ve had recently, I’ve also been encouraged. The work is still happening, it’s just taking new forms, quieter approaches, and different kinds of courage.

June offers a meaningful moment for organisations to pause, reflect, and re-energise their commitments to inclusion. I’ve opened up a number of speaking slots throughout the month, and I’m already in discussions with companies who want to use Pride to spark internal conversations and real, lasting change.

If you’d like to explore how a session could support your team’s learning or leadership development this Pride Month, feel free to reach out. You can book a 15-minute exploratory call using the link below. I’d love to hear about what matters to your organisation right now.

Paulo Oliveira on Human-Centred Safety

In this week’s episode of The SAFE Leader Podcast, I sit down with Paulo Oliveira, Vice President of Process Safety Consulting at DEKRA UK, for a conversation that bridges the technical and the human.

Originally from Portugal, Paulo shares how his safety journey has been shaped not just by expertise, but by a philosophical desire to understand people, influence, and purpose. We discuss how safety can no longer be treated as a checklist, it must become a human-centred, culturally embedded priority.

We explore what it means to be a “safety entrepreneur,” why analysing success is just as important as failure, and how diverse perspectives and psychological safety can radically improve outcomes. If you’re ready to move from compliance to culture, this episode offers practical, thought-provoking insight.

This Week’s Article

This week on my Beehiiv page, I’ve shared a new piece titled “Safety That Feels Safe,” inspired by a powerful talk from I. David Daniels at the Safety on the Edge conference.

In the article, I reflect on what David calls “the felt experience of safety.” It’s not enough for a workplace to meet legal definitions of safe, people need to actually feel SAFE to speak up, to show up, and to thrive. This requires a leadership culture that listens, reflects, and understands the trauma and pressure many individuals silently carry.

David’s insight cuts straight to the heart of what inclusive safety is really about. We talk about racial trauma, emotional safety, psychological resilience, and the urgent need to move beyond the checkbox mindset that too often defines health and safety systems.

Let’s connect

Please reach out and connect with me on LinkedIn if we are not already connected.

I love helping organisations where the angle I take with the work I do might help in someway have you make traction in your culture.

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Stay SAFE!