Thoughts on governance, finance, and life in general.
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Any company worth their salt in energy and mining employ what the industry calls Stop-Work Authority. On a well-run hazardous facility, every person on site – the most senior project director, the newest contractor on their first morning, the cleaner emptying the bins in the control room – has the…
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(HAZOP) Guide Words for the Boardroom
The first board pack I read in earnest weighed in at just under three hundred pages. Advice I had been given on how to read…
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Swiss Cheese and the Board
A few months ago, working through a risk register entry for a risk I’ll leave unnamed, I found myself counting the layers and arriving at…
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Cut, Carat, Clarity, Console..?
Sorting through hundreds (or even thousands!) of IGI (International Gemological Institute) diamond certificate reports trying to find the perfect stone can be tedious. Thankfully, IGI…
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Notes to Self, Notes to Court?
Directors pride themselves on diligence – reading board papers thoroughly, making notes, and preparing for robust discussion. But the governance world continues to operate under…
● About Me
I’m Sebastian; an engineer, GAICD, commercial advisor and father who is passionate about contributing my commercial, legal and engineering acumen to purpose-driven organisations that create meaningful, sustainable change in the community.
