The Culturally Intelligent Safety Professional

Once again on the Culturally Intelligent Safety Professional we have connected with a fabulous guest from Aotearoa’s great west Island of Australia and we are talking FR&NKly with Rick Fox from Health and Safety consultancy FR&NK. Rick is a proud First Nations man from the Wiradjuri mob in Central West NSW.  Rick shares his diverse background and experiences in various sectors including st...

This week on the Culturally Intelligent Safety Professional we talk to Deborah Rhodes, Deborah is a Dairy Farmer, award winning academic and health and safety advocate. Deborah talks to us about Mission Orientated Research which she suggests as a way to achieve goals.  We discuss the risk profile of a farming environment something Deborah came to later in life after a career as a nurse and working...

This week I chat with Mike Styles and explore more in the world of neurodiversity, this time again we focus on dyslexia. Mike has been working in this area for 20 years and comes with a wealth of knowledge about the experiences of dyslexic people. We cover what dyslexia is and the various other forms of brain wiring linked to this particular form of neurodiversity. We discuss the tech available to...

This week we spend some time talking with Janes Fowles who works in the Dairy Sector in Mid Canterbury.  As a result of her research as part of the Kellogg's Leadership Programme Jane has developed a greater understanding of what it means to be culturally intelligent. It was great to hear Jane talk about what she learnt about cultural intelligence during her studies. Her willingness to listen...

In this episode we head East and explore Asian Cultural Values and how they might impact on migrant workforce health and safety experiences, knowledge and outcomes.  Our guest is Michelle Wu who is a Health and Safety Professional with Advanced Safety and founder of the Asian Business Health, Safety and Environmental Network which is a not for profit organisation which aims to break down cultural...

In this episode we hear some really honest stories from someone who has guided people through difficult times in their lives whether that be through needing welfare assistance or have ended up in the prison system and now as someone who is passionate about the Pacifika community helping them improve their workplace safety outcomes.  Afele Paea jumped straight into the deep end at 18 years old when...

In todays episode we have an insightful discussion with someone who has experience as both a health and safety professional and neurodiversity. Tom  Jones (https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-jones-79052187/) shares some real insights into how we can be more inclusive of dyslexic thinkers in the work we do. Tom talked about starting out in his creative career in digital media having known a little...

Today’s guest on the Culturally Intelligent Safety Professional is Dr. Marilyn Hubner. Dr. Hubner is a safety professional, academic and manager of the Australian Institute of Health and Safety’s OHS Body of Knowledge. https://www.ohsbok.org.au/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/marilyn-hubner-7146bb35/ Marilyn's career spans being a tradesperson, she spent time in the Australian Defence Force and...

We go deep this week as we connect with Rachel Elliot who explores her deep passion for the environment and how this has guided her in the work she has done in health and safety. From a leader with Cadet Forces influencing teenagers on leadership and risk, to health and safety roles across a range of different sectors Rachel explores what drives her, what has influenced her and her zeal for learni...

This week Vance Walker and I get together for a korero about Mātauranga Māori or Māori knowledge. We explore some of the nuances of Māori culture in terms of language and behaviours. Vance gives us an update on his Phd work and where the kia tupato project is at. We discuss the overpowering nature of conventional approaches to health and safety and how other practices which might connect better wi...

This week is Neurodiversity Celebration Week and what better way to participate in this time of recognition than to listen to a podcast about neurodiversity, bought to you by the Culturally Intelligent Safety Professional. This week I talk to Alys Barr Internal Communications Manager at ASB who also Chairs their Neurodiversity Network Group. Listen to Alys as we navigate the world of diverse think...

For those of you who work in the safety sector in New Zealand, my guest today needs no introduction, many of us will have learnt from him in a university setting or on a webinar or through something insightful he has posted on social media. Chris Peace is a risk management expert, OSH Lecturer at Te Herenga Waka, Victoria University of Wellington, and recipient of the 2023 Safeguard Lifetime Achie...

I met my first guest in 2018 when I embarked on my Masters studies in Advanced Leadership Practice, Shireen Chua was a guest lecturer on the subject of Cultural Intelligence and really the person who lit the flame for me to embark on work in this area. I am excited to hear what Shireen has to say. https://www.thirdculture.co.nz/

In this podcast series I aim to explore the various worlds of a range of guests from safety professionals, leadership experts and cultural intelligence practitioners from around the world. Culture is more than just being about ethnicity, so my guest’s span many areas of diversity and ultimately, the intent of the podcast is to share experiences to help us better understand how culture influences w...