In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Barry R. Davis, physician, prevention scientist, and author of The Preventioneers. Dr. Davis has spent decades studying how problems develop and what leaders can do before those problems become disasters.

We talk about why most major failures begin with smaller warning signs that people either miss or ignore. Dr. Davis explains the process of recognizing harm, gathering evidence, understanding causes, and building systems that help prevent the same issue from happening again.

We also discuss critical thinking, resistance to change, and why people often hold tightly to old systems even when the evidence points in a different direction.

A major part of our conversation focuses on the stories inside his book, including Benjamin Franklin’s work in fire prevention and Ignaz Semmelweis’ early discovery that handwashing dramatically reduced deaths during childbirth. Both stories reveal the same leadership challenges: observation, persistence, communication, and resistance from others who do not want to change.

The larger takeaway is this: prevention usually starts small. It begins with someone paying attention, asking better questions, and having the courage to act before the larger crisis develops.

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