Cunning vs Smart - Leadership in Work, Health & Safety

About this episode

The episode explores the difference between cunning and smart leadership in the context of work, health, and safety.

Drop us a note In this episode of Risk!Engineers Talk Governance, due diligence engineers Richard Robinson and Gaye Francis explore organisational Cunning versus Smart and why it matters deeply for health, safety, and governance. Richard draws on decades of observing large organisations and argues that the people who rise to the top aren't always the most competent, they're often the most cunning. But cunning alone isn't enough. The real sweet spot, what Richard calls wisdom, is the rare comb...

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Hosts: Richard Robinson, Gaye Francis

Topics covered

• leadership
• work health and safety
• governance
• cunning
• wisdom

Keywords

• leadership
• cunning
• wisdom
• health and safety
• governance

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