Episode Details

What if the real risk in your workplace is not the process, the procedure, or the equipment… but the way people are thinking under pressure?

This conversation with Helen Taylor Brinson completely shifted the way I think about safety leadership. We explored what actually happens in the brain when people are stressed, overwhelmed, distracted, exhausted, or emotionally overloaded, and why that can fundamentally change behaviour, judgement, attention, and decision making.

One of the biggest takeaways for me was this: behaviour is communication. When someone is acting out of character, cutting corners, withdrawing, freezing, or reacting emotionally, there is usually something deeper going on beneath the surface.

We also talked about psychological safety, presenteeism, recovery, sleep, curiosity, and why creating space for people to think

A genuinely thought provoking conversation with practical ideas you can start applying immediately.

Highlights

• Stress response: Fight, flight, freeze affects decision making
• Presenteeism: Often a bigger risk than absenteeism

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