by Lisa Sisson | Mar 9, 2023 | Podcasts
Yes, we are back with our first episode for 2023. We are excited to have Chris Wilson, a Stress Scientist, join us again for an important discussion on stress, and the risk implications on the business and its people. We last spoke with Chris back in August 2021 in...
by Lisa Sisson | Dec 19, 2022 | Podcasts
It is our last Podcast episode for 2022! Thank you for the support of all our listeners this year and for your gracious feedback.I wanted to do something extra special, especially because so many of our listeners have been doing it tough this past year. Actually, for...
by Lisa Sisson | Nov 5, 2022 | Podcasts
If you looked at your leadership style (or your managers/executives), on a scale is it authoritarian or chaotic? At the authoritarian end, you may find intimidation and micromanagement are present, whereas the other end of the scale, it is somewhat chaotic, where you...
by Lisa Sisson | Oct 13, 2022 | Public Safety, Survey
Unearthing your voice matters to us. For months, the Unearth Team has been traveling to meet with experts in their fields and listen to their views around disaster recovery. We have attended meetings and conferences to do this, from emergency services, to government,...
by Lisa Sisson | Sep 26, 2022 | Podcasts
Supply-chains are important to all businesses, regardless of their size. And within risk management, supply-chains can often a point of challenge. Not just having access to goods and resources, but also ensuring the goods received are of the quality and from the...
by Lisa Sisson | Sep 2, 2022 | Risk Management
Harnessing the ‘power of your people’ Employees tend to be drawn to organisations where they believe there an alignment in values and a sense they are heard and can contribute to the business. It gives employees a deeper reason to show up every day and take pride in...
by Lisa Sisson | Aug 22, 2022 | Podcasts
I have spoken often about how disengagement is one of the biggest and understated risks to an organisation. Many executives’ associate disengagement with productivity and don’t consider the risk exposure. When employees are disengaged, they are at best satisfied with...
by Lisa Sisson | Aug 18, 2022 | Insider Threat, Risk Management
There is not one organisation that can afford to ignore risk. We must plan for the possibility of things going wrong. Whether risk comes from environmental threats such as floods and fires, human-based threats such as workplace violence or cyber-attacks, or health...
by Lisa Sisson | Aug 8, 2022 | Podcasts
Have you ever wondered what it must be like to be a member of a Board, having accountability for a business entity but without the day-to-day management, influence, and control?In this episode, I am joined by Julie Garland McLellan, who is a CEO, advisor to Boards and...
by Lisa Sisson | Jul 8, 2022 | Public Safety
Pre-floods in February 2022, we released a blog titled ‘It’s about people, stupid.’, where the opening paragraph was almost like the setup of a joke… “An engineer, economist, and a grazier walk into a PUB after a flood, the debate starts, it’s about repairing roads,...
by Lisa Sisson | Jul 7, 2022 | Podcasts
Those of you who know my story, know that my personal and business purpose are the same, ‘to create a safer world: one community and one workplace at a time’. It drives everything we do at Unearth.At the end of the day, we all belong to a community. That is where we...
by Lisa Sisson | Jun 24, 2022 | Risk Management
The importance of getting risk management right means that it is the source of anxiety, and even fear, for those tasked with managing it. Getting it wrong can mean harm to organisational assets – or its reputation. It can lead to harm to employees or customers,...
by Lisa Sisson | Jun 24, 2022 | Podcasts
Since releasing my book last year, ‘Risk Starts And Ends With People’ and launching this podcast, ‘Unearth A New Perspective On Risk’, I have heard from so many of you how much our approach, our System4Risk (S4R), and stories have resonated, not to mention those...
by Lisa Sisson | Jun 2, 2022 | Risk Management
When someone raises the topic of risk, do you roll your eyes or become uncomfortable? Many people do and understandably so, as there are responsibilities associated to risk and often significant consequences when getting it wrong. Which is why we feel the need to take...
by Lisa Sisson | May 31, 2022 | Podcasts
The Anonymous Series are real stories and real consequences, shared directly from the person. During our last episode (episode 23) we introduced you to Anon, our first anonymous guest in our ‘Anonymous Series’, who has bravely shared their experience, their story as a...
