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BOOKSHELF: Recommendation by Fabio Companie

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Construction Project Manager Fabio Companie recommends a book titled A Leadership Guide to Health and Safety Manager by Ken Annandale for the hardhatBOOKSHELF because it opened his eyes to the "unknown knows" about safety and leadership

Please give us a brief summary about your career 

Head: Construction Management for The City of Cape Town with more than 12 years of experience in the public and private sector working on various urban infrastructure projects.

I am professionally registered as a Construction Project Manager (with the South African Council for the Project and Construction Management Profession), Chartered Project Management Surveyor (with Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors), Chartered Building Surveyor (with the South African Council for Architect Profession), and a member of Project Management South Africa. 

I further hold a Master’s Degree in Project management and currently busy pursuing his PhD at the University of Cape Town.  Under the supervision of  Prof Abimbola Windapo the first woman Professor of Construction Management in South Africa.

What is the name and author of the book you recommend?

The One Minute Safety Manager - A Leadership Guide to Health and Safety Manager by Ken Annandale

What did you like about the book? 

I enjoy the relationship of Safety and Leadership, the book further simply articulate cold hard facts which we often miss. 

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How did reading it change you, or your career? 

Open my eyes to "unknown knows" about safety and leadership. 

What is the biggest lesson your learnt from the book? 

Safety applies everywhere not just at work and home. 

What do you think the author’s purpose was with book? was it achieved? 

To make a difference, as the book puts it "A short story with Big Lessons for Home and Work". The book has certainly achieved its mark and more as it wisely provides leadership and safety insights.

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