"James Wood is a vital part of Boral’s safety leadership journey. James’s unique approach touches people at all levels of our organization and he has made a real difference to Boral’s people for over 5 years.  His ‘down to earth’ approach brings reality to a powerful story."

Michael Craner
General Manager Learning & Organisational Development
Boral Ltd



"C & B Safe Pty. Ltd in cooperation with the James Wood, designed an interactive health & safety behavioural training programme called "Making the Right Choice for Safety Sake".

The training was a perfect way of showing our employees that safety was a primary consideration when undertaking a task and that they were part of an informed decision making safety process in the work activities they undertook. It was well  received by the workforce and  had a positive impact on the site safety statistics.

It was very important for Alcan to establish the benchmark of "EHS FIRST " . G3 employed a large construction workforce that have come to site with each of their own behaviours and values. Therefore, It was important for the project to clearly identify each person's responsibilities and EHS FIRST expectations."

Roger Belair
Alcan Gove 3rd Stage Expansion Project

 

“James had the audience captivated as he described his accident and then the impact it had on those closest to him afterwards.  He made us all realise that sometimes decisions we make have disastrous consequences, but in turn that the human spirit somehow manages to shine through.  James took us through what was lacking, how relationships changed and why we must have the safety of our employees as the highest priority.  A presentation from the heart and a timely reminder to all that accidents in the workplace could happen to anyone and affect everyone".

Debbie Loveridge
Chief Executive Officer 
Vedior Asia Pacific Pty Ltd

 

 

"James, it was not until I had the pleasure of working with you that I realised how truly inspirational you are. You are not only a truly inspirational speaker, but your life is a reflection of what is possible, and that it is not what happens to you, but what you do about it, that really counts. I thoroughly enjoyed working with you, and I sincerely hope that we get the opportunity to work together again. You have made a difference in my life, and I will forever remember the stories that you share so well, and your experiences and triumphs. Keep spreading the word, I know that you are making a difference in the world. Thank you."

Anton Guinea
Guinea and Associates - Motivation International (part of The Guinea Group of Companies PL)
www.gamotivation.com
anton@gamotivation.com
Ph:  0418 686 522

 

"I recently had the opportunity to work with James on a joint safety project, where he presented to two large groups of coalminers. James communicated a compelling and challenging safety message about taking responsibility for the choices we make regarding safety. The groups were captivated by his personal story, and the down to earth way in which he spoke. James skillfully communicated the importance of taking care of both the everyday aspects of how we work, and how to be mindful in managing the larger risks at work. People were moved by James’ presentation and in the weeks after people were still talking about his message and their need to take it seriously. It was a delight to work with James and I look forward to working with him in the future."

Marc McLaren
Director
The WorkWise Group