Radical Truth And Radical Transparency

There is true power in transparency. After being inspired by others recently, Colin talks this week about how openness, honesty and transparency can empower our organisations. KEY TAKEAWAYS There is real power in creating not just truthfulness, but openness. Having a transparent approach will show this to the world. Negativity deserves to be transparent. We can’t hope to grow and move on from the things we do badly, unless we’re honest about them. BEST MOMENTS ‘You’ve got to be prepared to be able to see and listen to the bad news’ ‘Having transparency will allow you to problem solve a lot easier'  VALUABLE RESOURCES The Interesting Health & Safety Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/vn/podcast/the-interesting-health-safety-podcast/id1467771449   ABOUT THE HOST Colin Nottage ‘Making health and safety as important as everything else we do.’ This is the belief that Colin is passionate about and through his consultancy Influential Management Group (IMG) is able to spread into industry. Colin works at a strategic level with company owners and board members. He helps business leaders establish and achieve their health and safety ambitions. He has developed a number of leading competency improvement programmes that are delivered across industry and his strengths are his ability to take a practical approach to problem-solving and being able to liaise at all levels within an organisation. Colin also runs a company that vets contractors online and a network that develops and support H&S consultancies to become better businesses. Colin chairs the Construction Dust Partnership, an industry collaboration directly involving many organisations, including the Health and Safety Executive. He is a Post Graduate Tutor at Strathclyde University and a highly sought-after health and safety speaker and trainer. He has a Post Graduate Certificate in Safety and Risk management, an engineering degree and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).