Quick links:

Articles by Andrew Sharman CFIOSH

Professor Andrew Sharman is president of IOSH and CEO of international safety culture consultancy RMS.

 

Andrew Sharman

 Vote in this year's AGM

Monday 12th October 2020
It’s been a long year in the life of the occupational safety and health profession – and a long and demanding year in my life as IOSH President.
Open-access content

 The business book club: Out of The Crisis by W. Edwards Deming

Thursday 5th September 2019
Considered by many as the “father of quality”, William Edwards Deming said that, for organisations to succeed, they need only two things: commitment, and an ability to open up to new thinking.
Open-access content

 The business book club: key lessons from Charles Duhigg’s The Power of Habit

Wednesday 7th August 2019
In The Power of Habit: why we do what we do in life and business, Charles Duhigg, an investigative reporter at the New York Times, explains why habits exist and how they can be changed. We learn how the right habits were crucial to the success of Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz and civil rights hero Martin Luther King and how implementing so-called "keystone habits" can make the difference between failure and success. And life and death. A principal reference is Paul O'Neill, who, when he became CEO of US industrial giant Alcoa in 1987, was very much a rookie in…
Open-access content

 The business book club: the surprising truth about what motivates us

Tuesday 25th June 2019
Rewards don’t work. People don’t come to work to win prizes; they’re motivated more by internal factors than external bonuses, says Daniel Pink in Drive.
Open-access content

 The business book club: The 4-Hour Workweek

Sunday 19th May 2019
This isn’t a “classical business text” but, before you turn the page, hear me out. Tim Ferriss gave up the rat race and created a code for working less, earning more and having a blast. His book is a New York Times bestseller. But, you may ask: “How on earth can it apply to workplace safety and health?”
Open-access content

 The business book club: Machiavelli’s The Prince says the secret to being an authoritative leader is to act like one

Wednesday 24th April 2019
Today we use the word “machiavellian” to describe someone who gets what they want by lying and cheating, but Machiavelli himself had a profound understanding of human nature
Open-access content

 The business book club: Seth Godin’s Tribes offers a practical perspective on improving performance through people

Tuesday 19th March 2019
Best-selling author and speaker Seth Godin argues that everyone is a marketeer. The advent of social media has caused us all to have the ability to present ourselves as a product. But more than that, everyone is now also a leader. For the first time, everyone in every organisation – not just the boss – is expected to take responsibility, to lead. And our job as leader? To unite tribes.
Open-access content

 The business book club: key lessons from Simon Sinek’s, Start with Why

Tuesday 19th February 2019
Simon Sinek’s TED talk from 2009, based on his book Start with Why, is the third most watched of all time with more than 42 million views.
Open-access content

 The business book club: key lessons from Tom Peters’ In Search of Excellence

Thursday 31st January 2019
Based on a study of 43 of the US's most successful corporations, the book explores new management methods - centred on employee empowerment, fostering innovation and decentralised control - and reveals the principles of good management that took those organisations to the top.
Excellence is defined as a work culture that empowers, values and motivates people
Open-access content

 The business book club: Why humility is a critical survival skill for OSH leaders

Monday 22nd October 2018
Now in his 90th year, Schein is still at the cutting edge of human psychology.This is the fifth book in his “humble” series – co-authored with his son, Peter – and extends the belief Schein has preached tirelessly: that we all need to be more human – whether at work, in consulting others, when asking questions, or when seeking to support. It’s an essential companion for OSH practitioners.
Open-access content
Subscribe