Safety leadership lessons of the sports legends

Webinar: Safety leadership lessons of the sports legends

This event took place on Apr 01 2025

Business leaders frequently look to the world of sports for inspiration in leadership and performance excellence. The same principles apply to occupational safety, where lessons from great athletes and coaches translate into improved safety outcomes.

Join Louis Wustemann and Lawrence Waterman OBE, former Head of Safety for the London 2012 Olympics, to explore safety lessons drawn from sports icons like Lionel Messi, Megan Rapinoe, and Mike Brearley. Learn how legendary coaches such as Alex Ferguson and Sarina Wiegman cultivate team performance and sustained success.

Mastering safety leadership through the lens of sports legends

About this webinar

This session highlights how sports leadership principles can be effectively applied to workplace safety. By looking at great individual performances and team dynamics, you’ll learn how to enhance safety performance using the strategies of elite athletes and coaches.

key takeaways

What you will learn

Applying the marginal gains theory to safety performance
Adapting leadership styles to encourage and lead by example
Utilizing Olympic success strategies, like Will it Make the Boat Go Faster?

Meet our speakers

Louis Wustemann

Writer and Speaker on Health, Safety, and Sustainability Issues

Louis Wustemann is a writer and editor on sustainability and health safety, previously Head of Regulatory Magazines at LexisNexis UK. He has published IOSH Magazine and The Environmentalist, among other titles, and is a trustee of the One Percent Safer Foundation.

Lawrence Waterman OBE CFIOSH

Formerly Head of Health and Safety for the London Olympic Delivery Authority.

Founding Partner at Park Health, Past President of IOSH, and Chair of the British Safety Council
Lawrence has had an extensive career in occupational health and safety. As a founding partner of Park Health and former head of safety at the 2012 London Olympics, Lawrence is one of the most respected voices in the field, bringing decades of leadership experience and innovation to his role.

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