A DAY IN THE LIFE
Each month we catch up with a health & safety professional to find out about their varied work/life balance. This month we caught up with Danny Reeves, Managing Director of Info Exchange at Alcumus Info Exchange.
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WHAT DO YOU DO IN A TYPICAL DAY? I start early, review and re-plan the day/week, then
get stuck in, which means lots of time with our people in task orientated meetings to ensure we are focusing on the things that drive and develop our strategy. I also host team meetings to make sure everyone is on the journey together and in 1-2-1’s to ensure everyone is getting the support they need to be personally fulfilled and successful.
“IT’S REALLY ALL ABOUT HOW WE CARE FOR THE PEOPLE
AROUND US, BOTH DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY.”
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WHAT ARE YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES? Setting clear direction and guidelines (but not limits)
for success, then removing the obstacles and creating an environment where our people can be their most successful.
I’m continually exploring ways to improve the way we work and innovate through our product roadmap and the way we support our clients through their journey with us from first contact.
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HOW DID YOU GET INTO THE INDUSTRY? I have been in IT for more than 30 years, seven of
which were in the public sector where worker and citizen safety is top of the agenda. Then I worked in construction where zero harm was always the number one priority.
WHAT DID YOU DO BEFORE THIS JOB? I was CEO of an industry-leading software and service
business, providing infrastructure modelling, big data collection/cleaning and predictive analytics to Data Centre industry. With analytics playing an ever-important role in safety, I’m looking forward to utilising my experience and knowledge from this role, to help our clients develop their data patterns and statistical modelling, in order to improve their safety performance.
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WHAT’S YOUR MOST MEMORABLE OR PROUDEST WORK MOMENT?
I have many and for very different reasons, everything from recovering failing programmes and turning them into successes for the client and the company, through to providing colleagues with challenges they thought couldn’t be overcome and seeing them thrive.
WHAT’S THE BEST PART OF YOUR JOB? It absolutely has to be working with so many talented people; it’s a huge part of why I come to work.
WHAT’S THE WORST PART OF YOUR JOB? That’s a tough one, I rarely consider my job having
worse parts, if I had to choose one it would be long periods away from home, although I do my best to make sure that is less of an issue these days
DO YOU HAVE ANY ADVICE FOR ANYONE STARTING OUT IN THE INDUSTRY?
In my opinion health & safety is about people first. Compliance is important in terms of how we can use process to apply, track and improve attention to the details but it’s really all about how we care for the people around us, both directly and indirectly. Focus on the people and you won’t go far wrong.
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HOW DO YOU LIKE TO UNWIND? Spending time with family and friends and riding my bike.
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WHAT CAREER WOULD YOU LIKE IF YOU WEREN’T DOING THIS?
I always fancied myself as a bit of a motor racer, so testing and racing cars was the thing I wanted to do when I grew up.
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