Doug Sterbenz
MBA PE
KS, USDoug is a speaker who has been The Leader and who has actually Done It. Now Doug takes his leadership experiences and helps aspiring leaders reach their full potential and organizations reach their goals.
Doug has serious credibility from the shop floor to the executive suite and at every level and dimension of leadership. He has lived the stories he tells and learned the lessons he shares. Doug inspires audiences of all sizes and focuses on Supervisors, Managers and Executives on Leadership, Motivation and Safety.
Doug Sterbenz recently retired as the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Westar Energy. He led the operating activities for the largest electric provider in Kansas.
He started as a Kansas kid whose understanding of leadership was challenged by early mentors and put to the test in his first job supervising a hard-scrabble crew of hourly workers. His career has been marked by taking on tough jobs and learning along the way.
He has a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from Kansas State University, holds a Professional Engineering license, and has a Masters of Business Administration degree from the University of Texas at Tyler. He believes in individual continuous learning, achieving Zero accidents and growing leaders.
Doug started his career as an engineer in a large power plant in Texas. He moved into supervision and held many leadership positions in various power plants. He then moved into power marketing and trading in the Western United States. He joined Westar Energy, served in several positions before becoming the executive vice president and chief operating officer in 2007.
He is a graduate of Leadership Topeka, and Leadership Kansas, serves on many non-profit boards and University Advisory Councils.
Doug and his wife Connie have three children and live in Topeka, Kansas.
Doug is a speaker who has been The Leader and who has actually Done It. Now Doug takes his leadership experiences and helps aspiring leaders reach their full potential and organizations reach their goals.
Doug has serious credibility from the shop floor to the executive suite and at every level and dimension of leadership. He has lived the stories he tells and learned the lessons he shares. Doug inspires audiences of all sizes and focuses on Supervisors, Managers and Executives on Leadership, Motivation and Safety.
Doug Sterbenz recently retired as the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Westar Energy. He led the operating activities for the largest electric provider in Kansas.
He started as a Kansas kid whose understanding of leadership was challenged by early mentors and put to the test in his first job supervising a hard-scrabble crew of hourly workers. His career has been marked by taking on tough jobs and learning along the way.
He has a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from Kansas State University, holds a Professional Engineering license, and has a Masters of Business Administration degree from the University of Texas at Tyler. He believes in individual continuous learning, achieving Zero accidents and growing leaders.
Doug started his career as an engineer in a large power plant in Texas. He moved into supervision and held many leadership positions in various power plants. He then moved into power marketing and trading in the Western United States. He joined Westar Energy, served in several positions before becoming the executive vice president and chief operating officer in 2007.
He is a graduate of Leadership Topeka, and Leadership Kansas, serves on many non-profit boards and University Advisory Councils.
Doug and his wife Connie have three children and live in Topeka, Kansas.
The Secret Ingredient to Safety Excellence
The Secret Ingredient to Safety Excellence
Most company safety programs are average. Some of them even fail. And a few really excel. The ones that excel always have a secret element. All safety programs are made or lost over this one secret ingredient - and it is one element most overlooked by leadership. Doug reveals the secret to an excellent safety program and shows how your employees will never forget it.
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Must be Present to Win
Must be Present to Win
Just like the rules for your local raffle fundraiser, where participants must be present to win, leaders must be present with those they lead so they can win. What does it mean to be “present” and why don’t we do it more often? Are your leaders spending too much time on their individual “in-basket” and passing up much higher value opportunities to lead?
Are your leaders truly Present to Win with those they lead?
