Voices from the Edge

Book Review - The Checklist Manifesto

A book review of this book by Atul Gawande

Steve Hearsum

Steve Hearsum has worked for over 20 years as an organisational consultant, coach
and more recently supervisor. He has a keen interest in the human side of change,
which in recent years that has grown into a fascination with how shame and anxiety
drive behaviour in organisations, particularly at senior leadership levels. He supports
and challenges clients to find their ‘edge and stretch’ when what they are after is
more than simply ‘better sameness’, and has been described as ‘the right kind of fly
in the ointment’.

His work focuses on building change capability in three main ways. helping leaders
develop their practice in terms of how they show up and the impact they have;
working with internal and external consultants and organisational change
practitioners of many a hue to develop their consulting skills; and culture work more
generally. He published his first book, No Silver Bullet: Bursting the bubble of the
organisational quick fix, in 2024, is a Council Member of the Tavistock Institute of
Human Relations and former Co-Chair of the OD Network Europe.

Darryl Johnson

Darryl Johnson, Owner and Director of Mental Health Journey Australia, is a Registered Nurse with Post Graduate qualifications in Mental Health Nursing and Occupational Health and Safety. Additionally, he holds qualifications as a Trainer Assessor.

With extensive experience spanning industries like manufacturing, the Australian Army, oil and gas, and mining, Darryl is a passionate advocate for workplace mental health. His belief in the power of education to break the cycle of mental health-related workplace issues drives his work, complemented by his current role as a mental health nurse at Royal Perth Hospital

Marc Miles - Consistency vs Innovation

Marc Miles is a career presenter and trainer. He has written a book on Advanced Facilitation Skills, and for over a decade, has taught public speaking skills, and content from the Training and Education Training Package for Australian Vocational Education and Training.

During his time in the Vocational Education and Training sector, Marc has taught the TAE package over 500 times to people all around Australia in various industries. He has a been an instructional designer, training manager, and currently works as a senior facilitator for Spec Training.

Marc’s students know him as a dynamic and engaging facilitator in both the face-to-face and online environments, believing he has set a new standard for how online delivery can be done.
Marc’s book, Creating Transformation: Advanced Training Skills for Workshop Facilitators, was published in 2024. 

Marc has a Masters degree in Applied Linguistics, Natural language processing certifications, and has conducted numerous professional development workshops for various audiences across Vocation Education and Training, corporate and entrepreneurial sectors

Sacha Kaluri

Sacha Kaluri has been referred to as one of our countries leading youth career experts. She is the co-founder and director of the Australian Teenage Expo - our countries largest youth educational event. Author of The Two Worlds Of Your Teenager, has had own TV Program, Radio Show and Podcast. Written for all of the major Aussie newspapers and has been the Australian Ambassador for the United Nations New York for Women’s Entrepreneurship Day.

 

She has also been awarded as one of the  Top 50 Small Business leaders in Australia. Sacha has presented to more than 1 million young people, all over Australia, New Zealand and USASacha is down to earth,  has a real and comical approach to life. 

Ian Collins and David Wollage - Safety Coaching

Joining us today are two passionate leaders in safety coaching, Ian Collins and David Wollage. Ian is a dedicated advocate for workplace wellbeing and human performance, with a strong presence in the safety coaching space. He has founded three companies - Safety Coach International, Wellbeing Daily and How2HOP. David, is a seasoned professional in safety leadership, brings years of hands-on experience in creating safer, more effective workplaces.

 

Together, they are spearheading the Safety Coaching Foundational Workshop, happening in Perth this May. This workshop is designed to transform how safety is approached, shifting from compliance-driven models to a more human-centered, coaching-based approach. If you're looking to elevate safety culture in your workplace, this is the event to be at. Welcome, Ian and David!

 

You can find out more about this topic here: https://www.newviewsafetycoach.com.au/foundationcourse

 

 

Dimi Lattas

Dimitra (Dimi) Lattas is a social work lecturer at the University of the Sunshine Coast, passionate about advancing forensic social work education in Australia. Dimi’s research specialises in forensic social work and developing innovative educational practices that reflect industry expectations. In 2024, Dimi won the National Organisation of Forensic Social Work’s Albert Roberts Scholarship and the AASW National Social Work Researcher of the Year.

She has been selected for the 2025-2026 Fulbright Scholarship. Her research has been recognised internationally, with invitations to present in Australia, the UK, the US, Taiwan, and Italy. Dimi is currently drafting the Australian Forensic Mental Health Social Work National Competency Framework.

Jasper Hartmann

An excellent conversation with a very smart gentleman in the intelligence community, Jasper Hartmann. 

Jasper is an internationally recognised and highly sought-after instructor and keynote speaker in HUMINT (human intelligence) and human-centric counterintelligence. His expertise lies in interpersonal intelligence skills, including elicitation, counter-elicitation, strategic questioning techniques, and tactical behavioural analysis. He trains businesses and government institutions in countering threats such as (industrial) espionage, insider risks and hybrid warfare (sabotage).

 

Jasper has been trained by both current and former leading military and intelligence professionals in the United States. He provides global training in human centric counterintelligence for companies seeking to strengthen their resilience and robustness against critical incidents, including (industrial) espionage, hybrid warfare, and other risk-based challenges posed by foreign state and non-state actors.

 

As a keynote speaker, Jasper has gained international recognition at events such as the World Police Summit in Dubai and Homeland Security conferences. He is internationally represented by the speakers’ bureau Big Speak.

 

He serves as an Intelligence Officer at Sector Intell. Group in the United States, an Associate Partner at Praesidium Risk and Resilience in Australia, and is a certified Layered Voice Analysis (LVA) operator by Nemesysco.

 

Jasper has also previously been a associate partner to Paul Ekman International (formerly PEI, now PEG).