132: Being Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable

About this episode

Dana Dawsey shares her journey in environmental health and safety, emphasizing resilience and leadership.

With over 20 years of experience at industry giants like Caterpillar, Dow Chemical, and Merck, Dana Dawsey's career has been anything but comfortable—by design! Dana is currently the Vice President of Environmental Health and Safety at Pentair, but like most guests, she didn't see safety as her future when becoming an industrial engineering student. Since then, she has implemented life-saving ergonomic improvements and spearheaded global EHS strategies. Dana's story is one of resilience, continuous learning, and a people-centric leadership style, enriched by her certification as a John Maxwell leadership coach. Whether you're an EHS professional or someone interested in leadership and organizational culture, Dana's insights on embedding safety and well-being as core values will leave you motivated and inspired.

People in this episode

Guest: Dana Dawsey

Topics covered

• leadership
• safety
• organizational culture
• ergonomics
• EHS strategies

Keywords

• safety
• leadership
• ergonomics
• EHS
• Pentair
• John Maxwell

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Caterpillar, Dow Chemical, Merck, Pentair, John Maxwell

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