If you’re like most of my readers, you’re already a high achiever. It’s part of why you’ve found yourself on a board of directors.
But that’s not the only reason you took on the role of a company director.
You want your work on the board to make a positive impact.
But what does that look like?
Well, this much I know to be true. As a board member, you influence company culture by what you say and do in the boardroom; indeed, you influence priorities, goals and the focus of everyone’s attention by what you give your attention to, or what you choose to ignore.
It’s also true that company culture influences how people feel at work; meaning, you influence whether people feel safe, healthy and cared for at work.
With that said, I’ve made it my mission to help board members, like yourself, use their influence to make a positive impact on the health, happiness and resilience of our society, by helping you confidently lead a culture where people feel they matter.
When we make other people feel loved and cared for, WE feel good.
When we feel like our life or our work is meaningful, we feel good.
Life’s too short to not be thinking about how our work contributes to our well-being, particularly when we spend most of our waking moments working, and why should this be any different for board members?!
Some people may argue that work is work and they achieve their meaning and purpose through hobbies and volunteering. However, research has shown that when we align our life, including our career, to our values, find work that brings meaning to our life, and lead with a mindset of serving others, we have the best chance to flourish and thrive and live a meaningful life.
And when we flourish, we:
This means, every day we all have an opportunity to live a happy and meaningful life through the work we do and by how we choose to lead.
I’m here to serve. I’ve built my company to empower and inspire board members to see and treat the health, safety and well-being of the people in their organization as the cornerstone of organizational effectiveness and the path through which any board member can make a positive impact and leave a lasting legacy.
Through my free content and board governance and leadership training program (Lead with Heart in the Boardroom), I will help you demonstrate to the people in your company that they matter.
With that said, I hope you’ll join me in my quest to improve the health, happiness and resilience of society by changing the way people feel at work.
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Sam provides a holistic and strategic perspective on health and safety management. In a large and complex business environment.
Sam helped Voyages develop a risk-based strategy for health & safety which is resulting in significant improvements in safety performance.
A particular strength of Sam is supporting the development of safety leadership in the senior team as part of developing the organisation’s safety culture.
I would not hesitate to recommend Sam, particularly in the areas of safety leadership and strategic development.
I worked with Samantha McGolrick in respect of new Work Health & Safety legislation which became effective from January 2012.
During a relatively short time, Sam worked across service lines, built an internal fame agenda and demonstrated that she is a subject expert.
Sam demonstrated an understanding and ability to tailor the service to individual circumstances ensuring that my clients had clarity around important legislation.
In an affable manner, Sam creates awareness of the reward and risk associated with compliance and non-compliance. She is pro active and makes clients abundantly aware of potential problems and associated risks.
At all times, Sam’s first focus is on client service, offering a flexible and affordable tailored solution whilst building or enhancing a long term client relationship.
Sam’s affable, amiable and effective delivery of important and key responsibilities demonstrates her ability to be a sought after resource with great profile, presence and future career opportunities.
I am writing this reference/recommendation for Samantha McGolrick to outline and acknowledge her commitment to our company with regards to our Work Health & Safety program.
Sam presented her consulting capabilities & knowledge in the field of WHS in a most professional & systematic manner. She identified our requirements /shortfalls & implemented a program that would work in our environment & delivered what was agreed in a timely manner.
With a program that took over 12 months to implement due to changes in our business & forward thinking Sam was able to re-align the systems being put in place accordingly.
I have no hesitation in recommending Samantha & her team as knowledgeable in their field & very professional when it comes to delivering the processes required.
Sam is an exceptionally diligent and capable OHS Manager.
In the 4 years I worked with Sam at Deloitte, she could always be relied upon to provide practical advice and high-quality assessments for clients. Sam would often put in extra hours of her own time to ensure that we exceeded client expectations and she is genuinely concerned about a good outcome for clients.
Sam also demonstrated a continued commitment to self-study and improving her own skills through part-time study for a Graduate Diploma in Health, Safety and Environment.
I look forward to the opportunity to work with Sam in the future.
I thoroughly enjoyed taking Samantha out to clients of mine. She has a great style and approach and always made the time to tailor specific approaches for my clients as well as being highly responsive. She is an effective communicator and team player.
Samantha is able to combine her technical WHS knowledge with outstanding client relationship skills. Samantha has an eye for detail, which ensures that no matter is left unexplained or unexplored and believes in evidence-based reporting. Her reports were of a high standard with the ability to present technical findings in a user-friendly manner. I would recommend Samantha to any prospective employer.
Samantha is a detail and results driven professional. We worked together on some demanding projects when client expectations were high. Samantha was able to deliver exceptional results and presented these in a logical method that was clear and targeted to the audience. Her ability to remain focused under pressure and approach problems with a calm and measured manner is a rare and valued skill. It was a pleasure working with Sam and we remain in contact regularly. I am very proud of Sam and her achievements and look forward to working with her again.
Top Qualities: Personable, Analytical, Logical
Samantha is one of the most conscientious people I have seen in the workplace. That is the sort of person you would want working on your health and safety strategy and plans. She is focussed on the details and passionate about securing your business against risk. I worked with Samantha at a mutual client where I was contracting and you always know that she has the business’ interests at heart
Samantha is an experienced safety professional and provides accurate and detailed solutions for WHS. Samantha also understands the complexities that arise in dealing with people and provides a refreshing personable approach to safety solutions.
Her breath of knowledge in Safety and Property is extensive & I would highly recommend Samantha’s services.