Finishing Safe - Everything You Need to Know Between Now and January

Date: Dec 3, 2025
Time: 1pm AEDT
Duration: 1 hour
Cost: Free (Limited places)
Leaders face unique pressures between December and January.
Teams are stretched, decision making speeds up and fewer people are around to catch issues early. To stay effective during this period, it is important to understand the risks that tend to surface, the messages that matter most and how to support your managers so they feel confident and prepared.
In this conversation, Shirli Kirschner, Elker, and Fay Calderone, Hall and Wilcox, will explore the real world challenges leaders encounter at this time of year. They will share practical guidance, recommended priorities and simple tools you can use immediately.
Together, we will examine:
- Why this time of year matters for culture and safety
- The critical messages to anchor in your workplace
- Emerging and escalating risks to watch for
- How to support and protect your managers and yourself
- The checklist for effective speak up pathways
- Being on stand by and supporting teams across the break
- Leadership priorities for the December to January period
Presenters
Shirli Kirschner
Co-founder & COA, Elker
30+ years of legal and dispute system design. Leader in speak-up technology transforming workplace culture.
Fay Calderone
Workplace Relations Partner, Hall & Wilcox
Fay Calderone is an employment lawyer and author and workplace relations partner at Hall & Wilcox.









