by David Sarkus | Dec 10, 2018 | Uncategorized
“Hey you!” I hated hearing those words, shouted toward me from a big burly guy named, Hog Jaws! That’s right, Hog Jaws! That was my construction foreman’s name on a summer job at a mine prep plant near Wheeling, West Virginia. Hog Jaws wasn’t very likeable, but I...
by David Sarkus | Oct 11, 2018 | culture, safety leadership, safety leadership safety influence safety culture safety coaching, Uncategorized
Twenty-five years ago, as a young safety professional, I struggled to find a set of leadership practices I could call my own. In 1996, I wrote about many of the leadership practices I was already using but found more clearly established in servant leadership (Sarkus,...
by David Sarkus | Aug 13, 2018 | Safety Culture, safety leadership
I’ve often expressed my opinion regarding the question of “what should safety professionals want from their organizational leaders?” Most organizational leaders are relatively clear about what they desire from their safety staff, but shouldn’t these same leaders ask...
by David Sarkus | May 24, 2018 | managing safety, Uncategorized
Safety troughing, and plateauing should be scary for most of us. Of course, many individuals may get concerned when lagging indicators, like recordable injury or illness rates have flattened or troughed-out, but what about other indicators? Are you appropriately...
by David Sarkus | Mar 6, 2018 | Safety Culture
Dear Friend and Colleague, In your training, you should work toward impacting each of the three domains of attitude formation for your leaders and learners, so you can maximize the outcomes which ultimately impact their everyday actions as a leader. And your leaders...
