by David Sarkus | Apr 7, 2020 | safety culture, safety leadership, safety leadership safety influence safety culture safety coaching, safety speakers, safey leadership, Uncategorized
In March of 2011, a nuclear meltdown in Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi plant occurred during a 9.0 earthquake. Within a week, the Chinese government stopped approval of construction at more than 40% of its own nuclear energy sites, worldwide. Mutual Transparency and...
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 | Oct 31, 2017 | motivational safety speaker, motivational safety speakers, safety, safety attitudes, safety coaching, safety consultants, Safety Culture, safety leadership safety influence safety culture safety coaching, safety speakers, safey leadership, supervisor safety training, West Virginia University
More than 30 years ago, one of my mentors in the graduate safety program at West Virginia University provided an insight that I continue to embrace. It guides much of my thinking and my actions, still today. C. Everett Marcum, often espoused his foundational belief...
by David Sarkus | Sep 21, 2017 | safety attitudes, safety coaching, safety consultants, Safety Culture, safety leadership, safety leadership safety influence safety culture safety coaching
I really love the reality show Undercover Boss but I have to watch it alone because I often become a little weepy! I’ve gotten much softer with age. You probably know what generally happens in each show. A company executive plants himself in his own organization in...
by David Sarkus | Nov 22, 2010 | safety leadership safety influence safety culture safety coaching
I’ve been blessed to know and play for some great college coaches. I also played with some outstanding athletes on the high school and college level. Some of those coaches included Nick Saban and Bobby Bowden. Those two coaches have four national championships...
