Throughout my career, I’ve seen repeat and surprise accidents, the investigation findings completely missing the point, the inability of corrective actions to make any meaningful improvement, and a huge misunderstanding of how human and organizational behaviour works.

After 2 years of work at a large power station in the UK, I started a new role at bp. Although I could offer many scientific tools, what I had to offer didn’t quite resonate with the leadership. They wanted simplicity, not academic research complexity.

My approach was not working. In just two years, I almost lost my job three times. All this was happening while I was getting married. Due to the uncertainty, I lost my house and went through acute stress episodes.

I’ve met my mentor who was supportive, listening and guiding me through this difficult time.

I decided to spend much more time with people on the frontline and find ways to turn the science into practice.

The more time I spent in operations, the more I learned how to apply science without using scientific jargon. I started receiving positive feedback such as “Marcin, people are raving about your work“.

After a few challenging years, I was able to operationalize science in a way that made a real difference and won multiple industry awards.

I now had a unique combination of scientific background combined with a proven practical application and experience in the frontline and headquarters.

I’ve developed practical, scalable solutions that help to modernize safety and made it available through various industry bodies.

I chair four most-prestigious Human Factors Groups in the industry, I write industry guidance, I’m invited to deliver keynote speeches to thousands of employees, I authored the majority of practical tools and templates available in the industry, and implement cutting-edge solutions at scale to transform corporate cultures.