Artificial intelligence (AI) is said by many to be the most disruptive technology innovation of our lifetime. Originally a discipline limited to academic circles, AI is now commercially mainstream. Enterprises are embracing AI/machine learning (ML) and leveraging a variety of data types (structured, unstructured, and semi structured) in all lines of business (LOBs) and industries. Continue reading
To increase the odds of a superior result, some leaders attempt to stack the deck in their favor by holding multiple people accountable to the same outcome.
This sounds like a good idea. Having several people focused on the same prize means someone will likely accomplish the goal, right? Not exactly. Continue reading
Many years ago, while giving a presentation to representatives of the Chinese Finance Ministry my translator hit a bump as she attempted to translate something I was saying about accountability. I was a young consultant, fresh from a Chemical Industry career, and like all my fellow practitioners, I spoke accountability as a first language.
I was a Boy Scout. Since 1907 the motto of the global Scouting program has been, “Be Prepared”. Yet the 2023 Scout Jamboree was woefully unprepared for a myriad of severe weather-related issues that befell it in South Korea in early August. Continue reading
Thousands of incidents involving toxic substances harm and kill workers — and the public — every year. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, exposure to harmful substances and fires/explosions are the fifth and sixth leading causes of workplace fatalities, respectively.[1] Continue reading