Critical Questions Answered by CERM® – Electric Reliability™ – Greg Hutchins

Greg Hutchins pixWhat does the NERC Reliability Assurance Initiative (RAI), proposed CMEP changes, Actively Monitored List (AML) and the tiered approach to auditing mean to registered entities?

What are the major differences between the current ‘zero defect’ and NERC’s proposed Reliability Assurance Initiative (RAI)?

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Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right – Greg Hutchins

Greg Hutchins pix“Much of the world and universe is – and will remain – outside our understanding and control.”

This killer quote is from the Checklist Manifesto by Dr. Awal Gawande.  Problem solving or your health solving is one of the most impotant issues you may face – especially if the physician is problem solving over your health.  And, the most critical takeaway from this book is that when doctor’s differ or can’t decide, what do you do?  And oh by the way, docs and hospitals make mistakes and lots of them.

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It’s All About Risk! – Greg Hutchins

Greg Hutchins pixEvery once in a while I do an experiment.  I pull out a newspaper and check out the headlines.  I count the number of them that deal with VUCA or Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, or Ambiguity or another way to say deal with risk.

So, I pulled out the January 26, 2013 NY Times Business Section.  These are the articles on the page B1:

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