294. Best of Series: Liz Nicol, Co-Founder & Former CEO of SafetyWorks, on Leading safety change, 20 years of business ownership and how to get on a Board

"Organisations that we see that are doing really well have a strong mix of leading and lag indicators, with those things that inform you about what you're doing proactively to improve safety." In this Best of Series episode of The Inner Chief podcast, we feature Liz Nicol, Co-Founder & Former CEO of SafetyWorks, on Leading safety change, 20 years of business ownership and how to get on a Board. 🎧👉 chiefmaker.com/294 👂 REGISTER INTEREST FOR THE NEXT MINI-MBA INTAKE: chiefmaker.com/minimba I interviewed Liz for this podcast in September 2019. Liz is Co-Founder and Former CEO of SafetyWorks Group, one of Australia's foremost providers of safety culture change solutions for performance improvement. She is also the Deputy Chair of Uniting, and the Chair of the Hunter Region Committee of the AICD. Liz is an experienced executive and non-executive director, who is determined to improve the lives of others, particularly in the area of safety and wellbeing, and those who are vulnerable in our community. She is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, previous Chair of Leapfrog Ability, and Board member of St Philips Christian Education Foundation. In this episode we talk about: ✅ The experience she gained in 20 years of business ownership ✅ Leading safety change, developing a chronic sense of unease and where leaders get it wrong ✅ Why metrics are not useful if they don't drive the behaviours that align to your business strategy and vision, and ✅ How to get on a Board and how to make the most of non-executive positions. Connecting with Liz Nicol You can reach Liz on LinkedIn. Books and resources Safe By Accident - by Aubrey Daniels and Judy Agnew Radical Candour - by Kim Scott Setting the Tone from the Top - by Melinda Muth and Bob Selden (AICD) Deepwater Horizon (movie) Follow Chief Maker 📝 Subscribe to the Finish Strong monthly newsletter and podcast drops 🎧 Subscribe to The Inner Chief Podcast on your favourite app 👍 Follow Chief Maker on LinkedIn 🍏 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts 🎵 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Spotify 🎬 Subscribe to the Chief Maker YouTube channel 🤝 Connect with the Chief Maker