Entries by Nigel Dearing

Governance & Workplace Safety – Are We There Yet?

Good governance and workplace safety should be inseparable concepts. And yet, this week alone we have been reminded not once, but twice, that when things go wrong the consequences can not only be fatal but financial and potentially criminal. And that reaches from the bottom to the very top of an organisation. In Germany an […]

July 28, 2021 by

International Women in Engineering Day – June 23

June 23rd is International Women in Engineering Day (#INWED21) – a day when we celebrate the work and achievements of female engineers and technicians around the world. At Nuffield Group we are blessed to have some really talented women, and whilst not all are qualified engineers, all are highly skilled, experienced and critical to the […]

June 22, 2021 by

Developing Resilience, One ‘Thank-You’ At a Time

There are many ways to say ‘thank-you’ and the benefits for both the recipient and the giver of such a small gesture are huge. This week in AFL the Collingwood players said ‘thank-you’ to their departing coach of the last decade, Nathan Buckley, with an upset win over top of the table Melbourne. Yesterday, a […]

June 16, 2021 by

Sponsoring Future Indigenous Engineers

Nuffield Group is proud to be supporting the Victorian Indigenous Engineering Winter School (VIEWS) this year. The program traditionally coincides with NAIDOC week, celebrating the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. However, this year, due to the challenges of COVID it will be held 27th September – 1st October 2021 inclusive. […]

April 16, 2021 by

Organisational Culture – Arctic Lessons

“In history, a great volume is unrolled for our instruction, drawing the materials of future wisdom from the past…” Okay, it’s a slightly abbreviated version of a historical quote from 18th century Irish philosopher & politician Edmund Burke but stay with me, there are some valuable lessons about organisational culture here… This month, as Covid-19 […]

February 4, 2021 /0 Comments/by