Ep148: Here is your ribbon, with Andrew Barrett - a podcast by Andrew Barrett | Growing leaders | Drastically improving health & safety

I was asked to be a judge of these awards.  I declined.  Later on was asked to help present the Young Safety Professional of the Year award, by way of a video interview since the awards were virtually presented, which I did do, which is kind of peripheral to this episode, but if you stick around after the music at the end I share a few reflections on why I said yes to that very intentionally. 

 

I wanted to share with you my intent about these decisions, which is less about me and this story and more about how you can reflect more deeply on why you do or don't do certain things, and how you can leverage your circle of control to make the world a better place, to actively construct a better future. 

 

Part of this episode draws on the discussion and email with the organisers, explaining my polite decline to be a judge, my reasoning and my not-so-subtle nudging towards something better than average.