Lisa Brooks
Owner
NexusHSE
Leveraging the Unique Operational Intelligence of Your Workforce
Most of us are familiar with the Black-Line-Blue-Line concept and recognize that there is a difference between how managers and leaders envision how work gets done, and how it actually gets done. Understanding that there is a difference and knowing how to use this information are two entirely entirely different things.
This session will dig into the Black-Line-Blue-Line concept, exploring new perspectives and providing a richer understanding of what it represents in practical terms of an organization’s work systems. The discussion will highlight how organizations can convert this enriched understanding of the Black-Line-Blue-Line into a means to advance a positive organizational culture, cultivate more effective leaders, build psychological safety and trust across an organization, and ultimately advance operational excellence.
Lisa Brooks is a certified industrial ergonomist and is one of the founders and Principals at Nexus HSE, an organization built by HSE practitioners for HSE practitioners that is dedicated to connecting HSE innovators, pioneers, and change-agents. Lisa has been an ergonomics, S&H practitioner for over 30 years. She is known for her passion and energy and has proven leadership abilities, and distinctive technical expertise in ergonomics, HOP (human & organizational performance), and fatal and serious incident prevention. She led global HSE networks at ORCHSE Strategies and the NSC (National Safety Council) for 8 years after spending 24 years in industry in various global safety and ergonomics leadership roles for GE, International Paper, and Alcoa.
Lisa is a certified industrial ergonomist. She holds Master of Science degrees in Industrial & Operations Engineering, and Kinesiology from the University of Michigan. She has served on the Leadership Team for the Applied Ergonomics Conference since 2005 and is currently Co-Chair of the international Ergo Cup Competition. She is also the Vice Chair of HFES’s Industrial Advisory Board, and is a member of the Advisory Board for the Ergonomics Center of NC State University. Lisa was part of visioning and organizing the very first HOP Summit in 2012 and has been part of managing all subsequent HOP Summits, a learning event for HOP practitioners to dialogue, share, and learn from other HOP practitioners, including serving as the Chair for the 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, and 2018 HOP Summits.