Built to Strengthen: The Neuroscience of Reliable Safety Leadership
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Summary
High-pressure environments reveal what organizations truly value. The best safety leaders do not simply help their teams recover from incidents; they create the conditions for people, systems, and cultures to learn, adapt, and grow stronger because of them.
In this webinar, Emily Falk, Vice Dean at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania and author of What We Value: The Neuroscience of Choice and Change, joins Rajni Walia, PhD, Global Head of Operational Safety & Risk Consulting at DEKRA, and Toni Fleming, Vice President at DEKRA, to explore how neuroscience and real-world safety practice come together to shape strong organizations.
The discussion will connect brain science to the leadership behaviors, communication patterns, and cultural systems that influence safety decisions under pressure.
Key learnings:
- How values, identity, and social connection influence safety choices
- Why the best cultures require more than incident response
- How leaders can build trust, learning, and adaptability under pressure
- Practical ways to strengthen safety culture before, during, and after disruption
Speakers
Rajni Walia, PhD
Global Head of Operational Safety & Risk Consulting
DEKRA
“My mission is to enhance workplace safety globally, ensuring that every individual can return home safely to their loved ones at the end of each workday.”
Rajni Walia, Ph.D., Global Head of Operational Safety & Risk Consulting, has over ten years of experience in change management, organizational assessment, and error mitigation. She specializes in helping organizations create safer, more reliable workplaces through Human Performance Improvement and neuroscience-based approaches that strengthen both people and processes.
Toni Fleming
Vice President
DEKRA
“Humans place identity in meaningful work. We find purpose in valuable contribution. My passion is to advance organizations by provoking progress in every individual.”
Toni has over 25 years of experience in talent optimization consulting for global Fortune 50 companies, using data analytics and science-based insights to influence cultural factors that drive business outcomes.
Her most notable engagements have empowered individuals at all levels by aligning performance measures with business objectives, emphasizing the connection between human behavior and organizational goals.
Emily Falk
Vice Dean
Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania
Emily Falk is an expert in behavior change, persuasion, and communication science, with research focused on how ideas spread and what makes messages resonate. As Vice Dean of the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania and Director of the Communication Neuroscience Lab, she combines psychology, neuroscience, and communication research to better understand human decision-making and social influence.
She is also the author of What We Value: The Neuroscience of Choice and Change, which explores the science behind the choices people make and how meaningful change happens.
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