In this episode, we're featuring two extended excerpts of an event at the Inside Industry Visitor Centre in Coniston, New South Wales, which was all about understanding neurodiversity and -divergence in the workplace.

The first conversation is between Mitchell Connelly (Digital Finance Analyst) and Stephannie Jonovska (Head of Finance Operations and Transformation); Mitchell shares his experience of living on the autism spectrum and Stephannie discusses her personal shift in understanding how collaboration with neurodiverse people can benefit everyone at work.

The second conversation features Victoria Chapman (Paint Analyst) and her manager, Libby Ackers (Coatings Development and Governance Team Leader). Vicky explains what it was like to receive a diagnosis of autism and ADHD later in life and offers insights into women's experiences with neurodiversity and -divergence. They are joined by event coordinator, Adam Theodossiadis (Materials Evaluation Technologist) and Matthew Craig, a neurodivergent advocate with Bundjalung heritage and the Managing Director of NeuroKind.

Chapters

1. Introduction: 0:00
2. Mitchell and Stephannie (with an Intro by Adam): 1:49
3. Vicky, Libby, Matthew and Mitchell (with a Q&A): 12:54
4. Conclusion: 34:05

Links

• Read a transcript of the episode.
• Neurodiversity
• NeuroKind
• What is autism?
• 'Macca's' is the Australian nickname for 'McDonald's'.
• Formula One
• Analytics
• 'ERP' stands for 'enterprise resource planning'.
• Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI)
• Microsoft Copilot
• 'B-flex' is a BlueScope program for formally and transparently arranging flexible working arrangements.
• What is ADHD?
• Asperger's syndrome
• Hormone replacement therapy
• CliftonStrengths
• Watch Zac's Faces of BlueScope episode on TVBlueScope.
• Watch Mitchell's Faces of BlueScope episode on TVBlueScope.

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• Corporate website
• LinkedIn page
• TVBlueScope on YouTube

Credits

• Edited by Martin Feld

This episode features a recording of the ASPire Women's Network panel discussion that was held in front of a live audience of employees and streamed online from the Inside Industry Visitor Centre. Organised in line with International Women's Day, the initiative connects all women and existing networks at BlueScope, with the aim of creating accessible opportunities for development and supporting career-growth aspirations and confidence.

We thank our participants, including panel host Kylie MacKenzie (General Manager, BlueScope Building Components), Corinne Diedericks (Head of Finance, BlueScope Building Components), Marijana Upton (National Manager, Marketing) and Sophie Boss (Blast Furnace Operations Manager) for sharing their career experiences during the event.

Chapters

1. Introduction: 0:00
2. Panel Opening: 1:20
3. March Forward: 16:43
4. Mentorship and Networking: 23:18
5. Beyond Your Comfort Zone: 30:48
6. Intention: 36:57
7. Personal Development: 40:40
8. Q&A: 44:39
9. Conclusion: 52:56

Links

• Read a transcript of the episode.
• International Women's Day
• Learn about Dharawal language and culture.
• BlueScope's Australian business portfolio
• FMCG = fast-moving consumer goods
• VIC/TAS = Victoria and Tasmania
• Interested in hearing more about the cadetships that Sophie mentioned? Listen to our earlier podcast episode on the topic.
• TAFE NSW
• DEI = diversity, equity and inclusion
• Corinne's reading list (no sponsorship affiliations):
  • Psychology of Money
  • Surrounded by Idiots
  • Clear Thinking
  • The Diary of a CEO
  • Good to Great
  • Think and Grow Rich
  • The 5 AM Club
  • Atomic Habits
  • How to Talk to Anyone
  • 48 Laws of Power
  • How to Win Friends and Influence People
  • CEO Excellence
  • The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
  • Deep Work
  • Make Your Bed
  • The Power of Habit
  • Daring Greatly
  • The Art of Letting Go

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• Corporate website
• LinkedIn page
• TVBlueScope on YouTube

Credits

• Edited by Martin Feld

Continuing a theme from episode 34—sharing corporate knowledge—we acknowledge and celebrate the experience of some of our longest-serving employees in Australia, as part of a campaign called MoMENtous, which ran internally at BlueScope during November 2024 in line with International Men’s Day and Movember.

We include five extended individual and group interviews from that initiative, with each discussion capturing the personal narratives and corporate knowledge of our participants, preserving their experiences and legacies for their family and friends, along with current and future BlueScope employees.

Chapters

1. Introduction: 0:00
2. Mike McDonagh: 1:21
3. Stephen Scanlan: 13:35
4. Gino Milan, Bob Prince and Xavier Garcia: 18:09
5. Marvin Hicks: 36:51
6. Michael Churches and John Ziegelaar: 45:17
7. Conclusion: 1:10:16

Links

• Read a transcript of the episode.
• Discover two additional MoMENtous video interviews with BlueScope Western Port people Tony Eramo and Ron Bange at TVBlueScope on YouTube, which were recorded in-house by Dan Mason.
• Lysaght
• Fielders
• KLIP-LOK®
• Port Kembla, New South Wales
• CRM = Commonwealth Rolling Mills
• Penrith Panthers
• Blast furnace
• Coke (fuel)
• ABB
• Australian Iron & Steel
• TWiki
• Photo: Galloway Steam Engine
• Photo: cricket match at Port Kembla No. 1 Works
• View a screenshot of the editing timeline for this episode.

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• Corporate website
• LinkedIn page
• TVBlueScope on YouTube

Credits

• Edited by Martin Feld
• Interviews by Craig Nealon and Tim Robinson

We explore BlueScope's program for the continuing improvement of workplace culture in Australia, named Respect Is How We Work. The episode features Laura Towey (National Employee Relations and Experience Manager) holding extended interviews with Sanam Sharma (Manager People) and Cynthia Gallina (Shift Supervisor) in Western Port, Victoria. They share their own professional experiences, views on how to create respectful workplaces and specific examples from BlueScope's program of work.

Chapters

1. Introduction: 0:00
2. Interview with Sanam Sharma: 2:34
3. Interview with Cynthia Gallina: 14:14
4. Conclusion: 26:50

Links

• Read a transcript of the episode.
• Watch an accompanying interview compilation at TVBlueScope on YouTube, which features three further participants from Port Kembla in New South Wales.
• Respect@Work
• Understanding intersectionality
• Psychosocial hazards
• Discover our ASEAN businesses.
• ASP = Australian Steel Products
• Western Port

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• Corporate website
• LinkedIn page
• TVBlueScope on YouTube

Credits

• Edited by Martin Feld
• Interviewing by Laura Towey

We’re pleased to feature Jane McAloon, AM (Chair of the BlueScope Board of Directors), including her first address at the 2024 BlueScope Annual General Meeting and a special interview after the event with Michael Reay (Head of Corporate Affairs at Australian Steel Products). Altogether, Jane gives an overview of BlueScope's global performance and its work towards a low-carbon future, while sharing her personal experience as Chair.

Chapters

1. Introduction: 0:00
2. The Chair's AGM Address: 1:28
3. Interview for 'Michael's Minute': 14:00
4. Conclusion: 19:33

Links

• Read a transcript of the episode.
• BlueScope Annual General Meeting 2024 (TVBlueScope video)
  • Related LinkedIn post
• BlueScope Calendar and AGMs webpage
• Find information about BlueScope that was mentioned in the episode:
  • Our Leadership;
  • Where We Are — follow the preceding link to explore various mentioned businesses around the world; and
  • Our Purpose & Our Bond.
• TRIFR - total recordable injury frequency rate
• COLORBOND® steel
• TRUECORE® steel
• EAF = electric arc furnace
  • Watch a video update on the construction of the new EAF at New Zealand Steel in Glenbrook.
• Port Kembla Steelworks (BlueScope in the Illawarra)
• No. 6 Blast Furnace Reline in Port Kembla
• Watch No. 6 Blast Furnace Reline Updates (TVBlueScope series):
  • Episode 1: The Stockhouse;
  • Episode 2: Automation Systems; and
  • Episode 3: Gas System.
• Plate Mill Modernisation Project in Port Kembla
• Watch an example of engagement with cadets during their 2024 networking day (TVBlueScope video).
• BlueScope, BHP and Rio Tinto Partnership Announcement (TVBlueScope video)
• Michael's Minute is a long-running internal video series at BlueScope, in which Michael Reay interviews various employees, leaders and special visitors at events and sites across the company.

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• Corporate website
• LinkedIn page
• TVBlueScope on YouTube

Credits

• Edited by Martin Feld
• Interviewing by Michael Reay

Gretta Stephens (Chief Executive of Climate Change and Sustainability) joins us to discuss the steps that BlueScope is taking towards a sustainable future. She dives into some of the highlights of our FY24 Sustainability Report and second Climate Action Report, sharing insights into our climate progress since 2021. With Gretta's retirement from full-time work planned for March 2025, she also reflects on her impactful career in the industry, the valuable lessons that she has learnt along the way and her plans for some well-deserved downtime.

Chapters

1. Introduction to Gretta Stephens: 0:00
2. Crafting Sustainability Communication: 5:39
3. Personal Reflections and the Future: 44:46
4. Conclusion: 19:34

Links

• Read a transcript of the episode.
• Voices of BlueScope Episode 25
• New Zealand Steel
  • Sustainability Snapshot
• Our Purpose & Our Bond
• View the entire sustainability reporting suite.
• ESG = environmental, social and governance
• BlueScope Western Port
• North Star BlueScope Steel
• TRIFR - total recordable injury frequency rate
• 4D questions = an approach to asking better questions to support process safety and risk management 
• EAF = electric arc furnace
  • Watch a video update on the construction of the new EAF at New Zealand Steel in Glenbrook.
• Port Kembla Steelworks (BlueScope in the Illawarra)
• Browse our 'Environment and Sustainability' video playlist at TVBlueScope on YouTube.
• Gretta Stephens on LinkedIn

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• Corporate website
• LinkedIn page
• TVBlueScope on YouTube

Credits

• Edited by Martin Feld

We explore the partnership between BlueScope and Zeal Futures, which works with industry-leading organisations to offer high-quality, innovative apprenticeship and traineeship programs across a range of industries. In the featured group interview, you’ll meet Jeff Robinson (Maintenance Improvement Manager), Katie Tully (Electrical Services Manager), Stacey Sutherland (Senior People Business Partner) and Michael Ruddock (Manager Southern Regions at Zeal Futures).

We also discuss their working backgrounds and what it means for BlueScope to have been recognised as ‘Overall Host Employer of the Year’ at the 2024 Zeal Futures Excellence Awards.

Chapters

1. Introduction: 0:00
2. Meet Jeff, Katie, Michael and Stacey: 1:17
3. The Partnership: 2:57
4. The First Day: 14:39
5. Overall Host Employer of the Year: 22:14
6. Conclusion: 26:28

Links

• Read a transcript of the episode.
• Current career vacancies at BlueScope in Australia
• Zeal Futures
  • Zeal Futures Excellence Awards
• TAFE NSW
• BOS = Basic Oxygen Steelmaking
  • Watch videos about the BOS at TVBlueScope on YouTube, including a FocusOn story, a 360-degree video and a series about its 50th anniversary.
• Photo: Katie Tully receives 2024 award for Overall Host Employer on behalf of BlueScope at the Zeal Futures Excellence Awards.
• Photo: Katie Tully with Caitlin Sullivan and Amanda Jeffs, Workforce Solution Specialists at Zeal Futures
• FocusOn New Apprentices in 2024 (TVBlueScope YouTube video)
• Podcast episode 13: ‘The Apprenticeship Experience’
• Podcast episode 22: ‘Talking Trades with Tay Kruizinga’
• View a screenshot of the editing timeline for this episode.

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• Corporate website
• LinkedIn page
• TVBlueScope on YouTube

Credits

• Edited by Martin Feld

We are joined by four participants to discuss the certification of NS BlueScope Vietnam’s Phú Mỹ site by ResponsibleSteel™. They are Annie Heaton (CEO, ResponsibleSteel™), Hai Truong Anh (Vice President HSE & Community, NS BlueScope Vietnam), Nhut Vo (President, NS BlueScope Vietnam) and Tim Rodsted (Head of Sustainability, BlueScope).

Together, they explore the history, function and purpose of ResponsibleSteel™, the significance of the site certification and by extension, BlueScope's long-term vision for sustainable operations, economic contribution and community engagement around the world.

Chapters

1. Introduction: 0:00
2. Meet Annie, Hai, Nhut and Tim: 1:37
3. ResponsibleSteel's Background: 2:57
4. Certification in Vietnam: 08:20
5. Final Reflections: 17:12
6. Conclusion: 23:08

Links

• Read a transcript of the episode.
• NS BlueScope Vietnam
• Phú Mỹ
• ResponsibleSteel™
• Photo: aerial view of the NS BlueScope Vietnam Phú Mỹ plant
• Photo: inside the NS BlueScope Vietnam Phú Mỹ plant
• BlueScope in the Illawarra (including the Port Kembla Steelworks and Springhill)
• Western Port
• The 'Daniela' to whom the participants refer is Daniela Janeski (Sustainability Governance Assurance Lead, BlueScope).
• Health, safety and environment (HSE)
• ISO standards
• Environmental, social and governance (ESG)
• Pétanque
• Find further updates about the certification:
  • NS BlueScope LinkedIn post (with video);
  • ResponsibleSteel™ announcement; and
  • BlueScope LinkedIn post (with photos).

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• Corporate website
• LinkedIn page
• TVBlueScope on YouTube

Credits

• Edited by Martin Feld

We meet Emelyn Low (External Affairs Manager at NS BlueScope in Malaysia), Jonathan Tan (General Manager at NS BlueScope Lysaght Sabah) and Rayner Binijin (Scuba Instructor at Borneo Divers), who explain how underwater reef beds made of TRUECORE steel® were used to embed thousands of young coral plants, supporting the rejuvenation of local ecosystems.

Chapters

1. Introduction: 0:00
2. Meet Emelyn, Jonathan and Rayner: 1:04
3. Project Background: 3:08
4. The Diving Experience: 12:08
5. Conclusion: 25:23

Links

• Read a transcript of the episode.
• NS BlueScope
• Corporate Profile: NS BlueScope Lysaght Malaysia
• Borneo Divers
• TRUECORE steel®
• Sabah Parks
• Coral
• See an example photo of young coral that was embedded a recycled steel frame.
• Watch a short video that displays how the coral has been growing successfully.
• Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park
• Kota Kinabalu
• Truss
• University Malaysia Sabah (UMS) 
• COVID-19 pandemic
• Galvanisation
• Learn more about sustainability at BlueScope around the world.
• View a screenshot of the editing timeline for this episode.

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• Corporate website
• LinkedIn page
• TVBlueScope on YouTube

Credits

• Edited by Martin Feld

In this episode, we're highlighting the 50th anniversary of our Environment Department at the Port Kembla Steelworks in Australia. In order, you'll be introduced to guests Eric Lengling, David Hodges, Lorrie Zammit, Natasha Porteous, Neale Lundberg and Sharon Makin, along with interviewer Craig Nealon, as they discuss our long-standing commitment to the surrounding environment and community in Port Kembla, while sharing some of their own personal stories and recollections. Serving as a wonderful background in the audio, you'll hear attendees socialising at the department's anniversary dinner, which was held at the Inside Industry Visitor Centre.

Chapters

1. Introduction: 0:00
2. Eric Lengling: 1:15
3. David Hodges: 4:19
4. Lorrie Zammit: 9:17
5. Natasha Porteous: 12:54
6. Neale Lundberg: 16:26
7. Sharon Makin: 20:08
8. Conclusion: 30:25

Links

• Read a transcript of the episode.
• Watch a highlight video of the event at TVBlueScope on YouTube, which features interview excerpts.
• Port Kembla, New South Wales
• Inside Industry
• BHP
• Occupational hygiene
• Wollongong Botanic Garden
• Florawarra was Wollongong's floral festival.
• Veolia
• Brisbane
• New South Wales Environment Protection Authority
• The history of the Sydney School of Public Health (linking to the mention of the School of Tropical Medicine)
• Slag
• Sinter plant
• Learn more about our environmental responsibility and reporting in the Illawarra.
• Learn more about sustainability at BlueScope around the world.

Connect with Us

• Corporate website
• LinkedIn page
• TVBlueScope on YouTube

Credits

• Interviews conducted and recorded by Craig Nealon
• Edited by Martin Feld