Martin Carter's FED journey started in 2008 when he joined E.ON UK, initially as Head of Engineering Governance and then as Head of the UK’s Engineering Academy. He is currently E.ON UK’s Director of Safety, Health & Environment, where he leads a talented team of professionals who are focused on making a positive difference to the safety and health of E.ON’s 12,000 UK staff and the world in which they operate. Prior to joining E.ON, Martin spent 15 years in the oil & gas industry where he held a range of operational, project and consultancy roles with some of the world’s biggest companies including BHP Billiton, BP, Centrica, Shell, Total and Talisman Energy. Martin is a Fellow of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers, and a Visiting Fellow of Cranfield University.
I recently read an interview with Michael Palin – he of Monty Python and intrepid global journeys, and, apparently, “Britain’s Nicest Man” (not that he likes the title; the first line of the article read “Please don’t call me nice”). But it wasn’t his rejection of being nice that caught my eye, it was his [...]
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Yesterday I had three separate conversations which really got me thinking about how leadership shows up in our choices. In the first, I found myself discussing the speed of our lifts – apparently they are too slow and people are getting frustrated having to wait around for them. In the second a colleague told me [...]
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How are those resolutions for the year going? Research suggests that by now, 4 out of 5 will have fallen by the wayside. In my January post, I encouraged us to ‘keep on keeping on’ in order to stop us from becoming one of the 80%. But why do so many fail? My belief is [...]
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In every culture, New Year signifies a new start. Janus, the Roman god after whom January is named, is usually depicted with two heads – one looking back to the year departed, and one looking forward to the year ahead. Likewise for us, January is traditionally the time we reflect on the successes and failures [...]
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In this post regular FED post contributor Martin Carter reflects back on the death of his mother two years ago and on a big learning about the kinds of stories he makes up when triggered and the questions he asks that help him get back into being his best. The call arrived at midnight. We [...]
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In Leadership Plain and Simple, Steve refers to Lao Tzu who wrote “Consciousness or awareness is the source of your ability.” Martin Carter has found a really creative way of staying aware each day. When my eldest son, Nathan, turned one, I scoured the local toy shops until I had acquired 884 marbles, this [...]
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My post a few weeks ago encouraged us to tell more stories. This time round I want to encourage you to do the opposite. Tell fewer stories. But don’t worry I haven’t had a change of heart. I’m not talking about inspirational leadership stories that help engage others in what you are up to. I’m [...]
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In this post Martin Carter, currently head of Eon’s Engineering Academy at Eon and previously their head of Engineering Governance talks about the impact that comes when a leader tells the right story at the right time. Anni’s email at the beginning of August asked if anyone had a good story to tell got me [...]
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