Join James as he chats with Jennifer McNelly, CEO of the American Society of Safety Engineers. Jennifer and James discuss leaning in regarding membership value, education and leadership. Jennifer outlines how coming through and out of the pandemic has changed the dynamic of all organizations and the leadership expectations for a changed world.
Women in Safety Overcoming the Barriers — Sondra Lavoie Part 3 || Client Side Chats
In our 3rd and last Client Side Chat series, James chats with Sondra Lavoie, CSP, ASP, CHST, on Women in Safety: the barriers and how to overcome them. In this episode, Sondra discusses some of the biases uniquely faced by women in safety, setting up boundaries, and saying “yes and” as a way of saying no. Sondra discusses her success such as getting out into the field to overcome perceptions and being viewed as a safety professional: fair and as an equal. Sondra also discusses the workforce and organizational cultures and how they need to change. Check out this episode to learn about the challenges women in safety face and how everyone can help make the workplace fair.