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The OHS
Leadership
Dilemma
CSG May 2026 speaker: Kevin Jones: The OHS leadership dilemma

The OHS leadership dilemma

Presentation by: Kevin Jones, Editor, SafetAtWorkBlog

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For years, the key to positive change in OHS seems to have relied on leadership. However, the notion of leadership is something that people might recognise, but can’t describe. Kevin Jones, editor of the SafetyAtWorkBlog, zoomed in at Central Safety Group’s lunchtime event on Tuesday 12th May to discuss this dilemma.

Kevin’s view is that there are two versions of leadership. One is a position or title that invokes leadership and is bestowed on people, but who then often need to learn how to be a leader. The other is the quality of leadership that many of us display and is within our nature.

These two versions are rarely, if ever, defined in the many books about leadership and OHS. However, they are fundamental to how we manage OHS, how we talk to our bosses and how we promote and educate our workers and clients.

With his finger on the pulse of current publications and his wonderfully thought-provoking style, Kevin delved into this confusion as well as what he describes as avoidance techniques.

The presenter:

Kevin Jones is a consultant and advisor in a wide range of OHS projects. He is internationally recognised for his commentary and analysis on safety-related matters in his popular award-winning SafetyAtWorkBlog (safetyatworkblog.com). Kevin is a Life Member of Central Safety Group.

 
 

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Good
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CSG November 2026 event - Presenter: Dr Kat Page, Leadership Partner, ByMany - Designing Good Work


Designing Good Work

Presented by: Dr Kat Page, Leadership Partner, ByMany
Date: Tuesday 10 November 2026, 12 noon
Where: Regus Yarra Room, 50th floor, 120 Collins Street, Melbourne
How: CSG Hybrid Lunchtime Presentation -via zoom or in person
Non-Members welcome to attend.

Designing good work


What if work wasn’t the problem but the solution to wellbeing? That is the premise of the fascinating book 'Good Work – Transform Your Work from the Inside Out', released earlier this year by organisational psychologist and leadership partner Dr Kat Page.

Central Safety Group offers you the opportunity to hear from Kat at our monthly event on Tuesday 10 November, where she will challenge the idea that work is inherently harmful.
Drawing on science, stories, and practical tools, Kat's book shows how leaders and teams can design work that’s both human and high-performing. This is based on a new framework for change: Me, We, Us.

Me – How do I redesign my own relationship with work so it fuels rather than depletes me?
We – How do we create teams that energise and protect each other?
Us – How do we build organisations and societies where good work is the norm, not the exception?

​Good Work is both a guide and a call to collective action. It’s written for leaders, change-makers, and anyone ready to change work for good – for themselves and for others.
Kat's book has been highly recommended by CSG members, including Kevin Jones. Don't miss your chance to meet Kat and join what is bound to be a very stimulating discussion.

About the speaker:
Good Work is both a guide and a call to collective action. It’s written for leaders, change-makers, and anyone ready to change work for good – for themselves and for others.
Kat's book has been highly recommended by CSG members, including Kevin Jones. Don't miss your chance to meet Kat and join what is bound to be a very stimulating discussion.

Date: Tuesday 10 November 2026 2026
Time: 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Where: Regus Yarra Room, 50th floor, 120 Collins Street, Melbourne. Our thanks to Helen O'Keefe for providing the venue.
N.B. A video recording of the session will be available on the website exclusively for financial members.
Cost: Financial members* free. Others $15
RSVP: COB Monday 9 November 2026. Online using our RSVP form
Join: Join CSG now [Individual membership fee: $85.]
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   RSVP: by Monday 9 November.
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