Welcome

August was a busy month filled with personal matters, and I’m now officially back in the UK after a year in New York. It feels good to be home, closer to family, back into a rhythm, and enjoying a more grounded pace of life.

There’s something about this time of year that feels like a quiet reset. September is around the corner, the school bags are getting packed… and yes, mince pies have already started appearing in the supermarkets. A reminder that the final stretch of the year is upon us and there’s still so much to look forward to.

Just yesterday, I was in a business meeting where I was handed a lanyard. Printed on it were four words: Leadership. Safety. Respect. Integrity. I paused for a moment. It’s rare for a lanyard to sum up everything I care about in one neat, unassuming strip of fabric. A good sign, I think, for the season ahead.

Emotional Intelligence for Engineers

This week on The SAFE Leader Podcast, I sit down with physicist, entrepreneur, and emotional intelligence coach Randy Lyman.

From building businesses to unpacking emotional baggage, Randy shares how vulnerability and compassion can transform leadership. We talk about outdated ideas of masculinity, why engineers must reconnect with their human side, and how real power comes not from authority, but from service and authenticity.

If you’ve ever felt like leadership required you to wear armour, this episode might just help you take it off.

Todd Conklin on Redefining Safety

Back in May at Safety on the Edge, I had the privilege of hearing Todd Conklin speak. Todd blends wit, insight, and disruption like no one else in the safety world. His message? Injury rates aren’t safety. And blaming workers won’t get us to better outcomes.

He told stories from Los Alamos National Lab of repeated incidents, stand-downs, firings… and no systemic change. The takeaway?

Todd challenges us to stop focusing on where risk is highest and instead ask: Where are controls weakest? Safety doesn’t improve through rules and punishment, but by making operations more reliable.

It’s a timely reminder that improvement is a choice and the best leaders practise asking better questions, long before things go wrong.

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.

Feel free to get in touch here.

Stay SAFE!