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 | Feb 19, 2018 | motivational safety speaker, motivational safety speakers, Safety Culture, safety speakers, safey leadership, supervisor safety training, supervisors
Expectations often say more about the leader than the follower. Various forms of research suggest that when leaders have higher types of expectations for their followers, those followers often live up to their expectations. In contrast, when a leader’s expectations...
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 | Jan 7, 2011 | Safety Culture, safety speakers, safey leadership
Great Lessons Can Be Learned from Historic BattlesA Young George Washington…Here I am at one of America’s great historic battlefields. And it has a lot to do with developing and sustaining a zero-incident safety culture.Next Month – From the...