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Episode 35: With George Karagiannakis, on challenges associated to natural disasters and risk management
In this episode, we are joined by a very special guest, George Karagiannakis, the Executive Manager of Government Relations for Insurance Australia Group (IAG). George’s work sees him manage the interaction between IAG and the political world in Australia, at a...
Episode 34: With Carolyn Butler-Madden, on organisational identity
We are thrilled to welcome back Carolyn Butler-Madden, the “Chief Purpose Activist” from her Purpose Consultancy, The Cause Effect. Carolyn last spoke with us almost two years ago on Episode 4, on the Power of Purpose within Organisations. Since then, Carolyn has...
Episode 33: With Maureen Kyne, on Crisis Management and the Perfect Storm
When it comes to risk management for businesses and governments, good Governance is a crucial part. Even with the best intentions and efforts to ensure a business has good Governance and is complying with Regulatory and customer expectations, things can go wrong. A...
Episode 32: With Chris Wilson on stress and the risk implications on the business and its people
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...
Episode 31: With Nadine Champion, on courage and being your authentic self
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,...
Episode 30: With Retired Lieutenant Colonel OAKLAND McCULLOCH, on challenging your leadership approach
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...
Disaster Recovery Survey Results: Are current approaches working and still worthwhile?
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...
Episode 29: With NIMMITY ZAPPERT, on Fair Trade, our purchasing choices and the differences they can make to communities
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...
How to empower your people to become your greatest risk management asset
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...
Episode 28: With BARBARA CLIFFORD, on how your work environment is harming your employees
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...
Why organisational risk starts and ends with your people
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...
Episode 27: With Julie Garland McLellan on hurdles of risk management at a Board Level
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...
Unearth the Voices of our Local Governments
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...
Episode 26: With Deputy Commissioner Megan Stiffler on leadership, connection to communities, and emergency response
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...
Three risk myths busted
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.