by David Sarkus | Dec 22, 2021 | Uncategorized
I’ve been thinking about workplace complacency and injuries a lot the last few weeks. Maybe because we are in the holiday season and injuries around this time of year are emotionally devastating. It seems that really bad accidents are highlighted by the extreme...
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 | 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 | 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 | 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...