Practical guidance to build safer, healthier workplaces where people and businesses thrive.
Work Well, Lead Well
Claim This Podcastby Heather McQueen Pearson
11 episodes
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Podcast Overview
Practical guidance to build safer, healthier workplaces where people and businesses thrive.
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Publishing Since
1/15/2026
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Recent Episodes
June 8, 2026
Challenger: How One Meeting Killed Seven People (The Normalisation of Deviance Explained)
<p>In January 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds after launch. Seven people died. But the decision that killed them wasn't made on the morning of the 28th, it was made nine years earlier, in a series of meetings nobody remembers.</p> <p> </p> <p>This episode of Work Well, Lead Well tells the story of how a workaround quietly became "how we do it" and ends with four questions every boardroom should ask before it happens to them. The free five-question PDF is linked in the episode notes.</p>
April 1, 2026
When risk becomes normal
<p>This episode explores how risk rarely appears as a single moment, but develops gradually through small, reasonable decisions made over time.</p> <p>As organisations adapt to pressure and complexity, what feels "normal" can quietly shift and often without anyone noticing. </p> <p>We unpack how this happens, why it's so difficult to see from the inside, and what it means for leaders trying to maintain visibility of risk in complex systems.</p>
March 26, 2026
Why Experienced Leaders Become Blind to Risk
<p class="MsoNormal">Experience helps leaders navigate complexity. But it can also shape expectations about how systems behave.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">In this episode of Work Well, Lead Well, we explore why experienced leaders can sometimes miss subtle signals that risk is evolving.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Because in complex organisations, the most significant risks rarely appear suddenly, they often emerge slowly, just beyond the edge of what experience expects to see.</p>
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