Nov 27 2015 54 mins
G'day this is Ken Simpson and welcome to Episode 16 of Beyond the Black Stump. And welcome to the first official Black Stump Book Club episode!
This month we are exploring "Addicted to Performance" by John Bircham and Heather Connoly. My guest to discuss the book is John Bircham.
John will be a familiar voice, and name, to those who regularly attend the World Conference on Disaster Management in Toronto. His sessions there are always presented to a full house. He will also be well known for his contributions to the development of resilience thinking in Australia and at home in New Zealand.
Thanks for listening, let me know if the book club idea is helpful. Are you motivated to read John and Heather's book? Did you go and read Phil Wood's book last month?
If we want to grow the BC discipline into a wider field - such as resilience - then practitioners need to broaden their focus and their knowledge. Reading and critical debate are effective ways to achieve this.
If you want to discuss "Addicted to Performance" come and join the community on LinkedIn. That is also where you need to be to discuss the Resilience Health Check with Peter Brouggy.
As always a review or rating on iTunes would be much appreciated.
Links in todays show
- John's Website
- AS4360 - the Australian Risk Management standard, the basis of ISO 31000.
- David Snowden - Cynefin Framework