The lockdown has provided much disruption, but also a wonderful opportunity for reflection. In this week’s show, Colin discusses the importance of structure and routine, and how forward planning can be beneficial in bringing back balance to our lives.  

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• The lockdown has thrown many routines into chaos, but with the end in sight, structure in our personal and working lives may help to guide us back to sense of normality.
• Structure in our lives, and concentrated bursts of focussed work, can make us more efficient, and far more effective.
• Structure also allows us to realise what is, and what isn’t important in our lives. It provides clarity about the importance of time well spent, and who we spend it with.

BEST MOMENTS

‘We need to think about a better way of moving forward’

‘I’ve had to get some real structure to my diary’

‘We work so that we can spend more quality time with the people we care about'

VALUABLE RESOURCES

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ABOUT THE HOST

Colin Nottage

‘Making health and safety as important as everything else we do.’

This is the belief that Colin is passionate about and through his consultancy Influential Management Group (IMG) is able to spread into industry. Colin works at a strategic level with company owners and board members. He helps business leaders establish and achieve their health and safety ambitions.

He has developed a number of leading competency improvement programmes that are delivered across industry and his strengths are his ability to take a practical approach to problem-solving and being able to liaise at all levels within an organisation.

Colin also runs a company that vets contractors online and a network that develops and support H&S consultancies to become better businesses.

Colin chairs the Construction Dust Partnership, an industry collaboration directly involving many organisations, including the Health and Safety Executive.

He is a Post Graduate Tutor at Strathclyde University and a highly sought-after health and safety speaker and trainer. He has a Post Graduate Certificate in Safety and Risk management, an engineering degree and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).