Welcome

This week I had the pleasure of attending the Offshore Energies UK HSE Conference, and what an event it was.

Between the conversations, the sessions and the energy in the room, it was clear just how seriously the offshore sector is continuing to take the challenge of safety and culture. I was particularly proud that we gave out over 100 copies of The SAFE Leader during the event, which led to some genuinely thoughtful discussions with people from across the industry.

A personal highlight was delivering the closing keynote of the conference. As part of the session, we ran a live Slido with the audience, and the results were fascinating, encouraging in some areas, but also a clear reminder that there is still important work to be done across the sector to strengthen trust, culture and psychological safety.

It was also great to attend alongside my colleague Fayon, who as always brought fantastic energy to the conversations we were having throughout the event. Overall, a really strong conference and one I would very much welcome returning to in the future

The SAFE Leader Workshop

Next week I’m running two exclusive live workshops introducing The SAFE Leader Framework, and if you’ve been curious about how the model applies inside organisations, this is the perfect place to start.

This session introduces a pioneering approach to leadership that helps individuals and organisations create cultures of trust, inclusion and psychological safety. We’ll walk through the four pillars — Share, Act, Feel and Empower — and explore how they can transform the way you lead, connect and inspire others.

During the workshop, we’ll explore:

• What sits behind The SAFE Leader Framework

• How to assess how “SAFE” your organisation really is

• Practical strategies for strengthening trust and wellbeing

• How to build cultures of psychological safety

• Ways to develop and practise your leadership storytelling

Live Sessions

One Month to Go

As you know, nominations for the Engineering Talent Awards are now open and momentum is steadily building. As of today, we are exactly one month away from the deadline!

If you’ve already started an entry, this is your gentle nudge to get it submitted ahead of the rush. And if you’ve been thinking about nominating but haven’t yet begun, now is the perfect time to put your name, or someone else’s, forward.

This Week on The SAFE Leader Podcast

This week I’m joined by Dianna Deeney, quality and reliability engineer and author of Pierce the Design Fog, for a conversation that goes right to the heart of why products succeed or fail long before they ever reach the market.

With more than 25 years of experience across medical devices, manufacturing and consumer products, Dianna explains why teams rarely fail because of effort or expertise. Instead, she introduces the concept of “design fog”, the hidden assumptions and misalignment that quietly derail projects in the early stages of development.

Together, we explore how better concept-stage conversations can prevent late-stage failures, reduce costly rework and empower engineers to make stronger decisions from the very beginning.

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!