The Key to Safety Culture with Cherry Ward, Theiss

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Cherry Ward

Head of People, Asia

With 20+ years' HR experience transforming leadership and sustainability cultures, Cherry is a seasoned executive coach, facilitator, and consultant specialising in innovative approaches to leadership development. Cherry's focus is on empowering leaders and organisations to reimagine their practices, unlock their full potential, and create lasting, positive change.

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In this wide-ranging conversation, Craig Forman Lead People Scientist at Culture Amp and Cherry Ward, People and Capability Manager, Thiess, talk about why psychological and physical safety go hand in hand as well as the importance of second chances.

How to create a culture of safety that drives performance and innovation.

Cherry Ward, senior HR leader for Thiess the world’s largest mining services provider.

As the People and Capability Manager, Cherry looks after 8,000 people in their Asia operations - a huge job that she does with a strong and unwavering commitment to diversity and inclusion.

In this wide-ranging conversation, Craig and Cherry talk about why psychological and physical safety go hand in hand as well as the importance of second chances.

Cherry Ward and Craig Forman explore:

Cherry’s journey from migrating to Australia as an 8 year old to becoming a senior HR leader looking after 8,000 employees across Asia.
The importance of recognising creativity in everything we do and how we foster and leverage it.
The work Cherry is doing within her organisation to shift culture and mindsets.
The key learnings from Cherry’s many years of working across diversity and inclusion.
Australia’s Reconciliation Action Plan.
Strategies for creating safe environments both physically and psychologically.
How to bring creativity and innovation in to our work.
The importance of second chances.

Kartini Day - https://australiaindonesia.com/culture/understanding-kartini/
The Turrbal People Traditional Owners and Custodians of Brisbane - https://www.turrbal.com.au/
Acknowledgement of Country - https://www.commonground.org.au/learn/acknowledgement-of-country
Reconciliation Action Plan - https://www.reconciliation.org.au/reconciliation-action-plans/
Stolen Generation Reparations - https://www.aboriginalaffairs.nsw.gov.au/healing-and-reparations/stolen-generations/
The Uluru Statement from the Heart (Uluru Statement) represents a historic consensus of Indigenous leaders in seeking constitutional change to recognise First Australians through a Voice to Parliament - https://fromtheheart.com.au/
World Creativity and Innovation Week April 15 - 21 - https://wciw.org/
Australia's National Science Agency - CSIRO - https://www.csiro.au/
Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. - George Bernard Shaw
Book Recommendation - Die Empty: Unleash your Best Work Everyday by Todd Henry

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