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Enterprise Excellence Podcast

Trying to improve your organisation can feel like swimming upstream. Sometimes the current can overpower your efforts, though at other times, a burst of inspiration and success seems to flow. The Enterprise Excellence Podcast provides an ongoing source of motivation in business improvement and innovation, helping leaders and teams move together toward a shared vision of excellence.

  • It helps you organise and simplify complex business improvement initiatives, integrating them into daily work.
  • It’s trusted—our guests are national and global industry professionals, thought leaders, and authors who share proven approaches.
  • It empowers you to change your life and the lives of others. Since so much of our time is spent at work, creating a better future for your team and organisation extends far beyond the workplace.

The Enterprise Excellence Podcast brings together improvement professionals and global thought leaders to share insights, learn from each other, and drive innovation, sustainability and human potential.

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Episode 221: Why Care? Psychological Wellbeing, Continuous Improvement and Leadership with Chris Warner Enterprise Excellence Podcast with Brad Jeavons

Episode SummaryIn this episode of the Enterprise Excellence Podcast, Brad Jeavons speaks with Chris Warner, author of Flick the Switch and co-author of the award-winning book Why Care.Chris shares insights from over 30 years in the automotive and mining industries, exploring the powerful connection between psychological wellbeing, leadership, and continuous improvement. Together, they discuss psychological safety, psychosocial hazards, leadership responsibility, systems thinking, and why thriving individuals are essential for creating thriving cultures of improvement.Whether you're a leader, improvement practitioner, or executive seeking better performance and engagement, this episode provides practical guidance on creating workplaces where people feel safe to contribute, innovate, and thrive.Key Topics Discussed• Psychological safety vs psychological health and safety • Understanding psychosocial hazards in the workplace • Why psychological wellbeing drives continuous improvement • Leadership as system architecture • Creating psychological capacity for innovation and problem-solving • The importance of Go See, one-on-one engagement, and systems thinking • Reducing workplace stress through better work designAbout Chris WarnerChris Warner has spent more than three decades leading operational excellence and continuous improvement across automotive and mining industries. He is the author of Flick the Switch, co-author of Why Care, and a passionate advocate for psychological wellbeing in the workplace.Connect🌐 Enterprise Excellence Group: https://enterpriseexcellencegroup.com.au📧 Contact Brad: b.jeavons@eexg.com.auTo learn more about what we do, visit https://enterpriseexcellencegroup.com.au/Thanks for your time, and thanks for helping to create a better future.
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