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Great leadership in shift work goes beyond managing rosters—it’s about recognising the human signals behind fatigue, stress, and performance. In this episode, I outline a clear model built around the Three Ps—performance, presence, and persona to help leaders identify risk early, protect recovery, and create safer, healthier teams.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• Why the Three Ps matter for operational safety and decision-making
• Performance red flags that predict fatigue-related errors and near misses
• Presence patterns that reveal hidden sleep debt and overload
• Persona shifts as early signs of nervous system strain
• How to use box breathing and physiological sighs as quick field tools
• Guarding recovery with clear off-duty protocols and boundaries
• Smart fuelling swaps to maintain energy across shifts
• Building trust through peer champions and genuine check-ins
• Modelling healthy behaviours and recovery rituals for your team

Download your free Seminar Experience eBook via the link in the show notes it’s packed with strategies to help you lead shift-working teams with safety, empathy, and effectiveness.

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Roger Sutherland is Australia's Night Shift & Sleep Specialist and the founder of A Healthy Shift.

After more than 40 years working rotating shifts with Victoria Police, Roger now helps organisations reduce fatigue risk, improve staff wellbeing and build healthier, safer and higher-performing 24/7 workplaces through evidence-based education, circadian biology and the Shift Work Champions™ Framework.

Shift Work Champions™: https://join.ahealthyshift.com/shift-work-capability

Website: https://ahealthyshift.com.au

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roger-sutherland

Instagram: @a_healthy_shift

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Disclaimer: Roger Sutherland is not a doctor or a medical professional.  Always consult a physician before implementing any strategies mentioned in this podcast. Use of this information is strictly at your own risk. Roger Sutherland will not assume any liability for direct or indirect losses or damages that may result from the use of the information contained in this podcast, including but not limited to economic loss, injury, illness, or death.

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