Speaking Session A3 – Cultivating Excellence: Exploring the Interplay of positive culture, Safety, Wellbeing, and Decision-Making Dynamics in the Modern Workplace

Craig Hagan, Head of Training & Safety Culture, Yancoal

Achieving excellence in workplace culture is a collective responsibility that transcends individual roles. This presentation delves into the crucial interplay between positive culture, safety, wellbeing, and decision-making dynamics, emphasising the pivotal role each of us plays in cultivating lasting organisational change.

Establishing an inclusive safety culture, embraced at all organisational levels, proves paramount for instigating sustainable cultural shifts.

Cultivating excellence in culture involves challenging norms, setting both short and long-term goals, fostering accountability, and establishing tangible connections to organisational values and objectives. This extends beyond conventional control hierarchies and governance systems, delving into the profound impact of individual habits, attitudes, and behaviours on decision-making and, consequently, safety performance, reliability, and cultural maturity in the workplace.

During this session, practical insights will be shared to enhance safety performance, reliability, and culture by:

  • Aligning safety culture with organisational values to reshape the employee experience
  • Detailing best practices, including an exploration of how individual habits, behaviours, and psychological triggers influence culture, reliability, and safety performance
  • Measuring success and capturing lessons learned by sharing positive outcomes gleaned from experiences over time
  • Sustaining safety through mature governance and frameworks, ensuring long-term organisational resilience
  • Join us for a comprehensive exploration of strategies and tangible tips aimed at fostering excellence in workplace culture, safety, and decision-making dynamics.