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About this episode

Justin McElhattan discusses leadership rooted in safety and its application in agriculture.

In this episode, Justin McElhattan leads with humility in such a deeply authentic way that it took us years to convince him to be a guest on this podcast. We persevered because as the CEO and then Group President of Industrial Scientific, Justin brought to life the inspiring results and models to follow that Habitual Excellence leadership - rooted in safety - makes possible. And now he and his wife, a physician, are bringing the same inspiring leadership framework to a whole other sector – agriculture – determined to magnify our food system’s ability to nourish, connect and heal. At the same time, the family remains perhaps the most significant investor in the workplace safety movement in the country. We grow and take on energy every time we talk with Justin, and are excited to bring this episode to you.

People in this episode

Host: Value Capture

Guest: Justin McElhattan

Topics covered

• leadership
• safety
• agriculture
• employee engagement
• workplace culture

Keywords

• leadership
• safety
• agriculture
• employee engagement
• workplace culture
• Industrial Scientific
• Value Capture

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Industrial Scientific, agriculture, workplace safety movement

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