#431 – NEW SAFETY ACCOUNTABILITY – BILL POMFRET PH.D.

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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

#431 – PROJECT MANAGER = RISK MANAGER – GREG HUTCHINS PE CERM

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True genius resides in the capacity for evaluation of uncertain, hazardous, and conflicting information.
Winston Churchill – British Prime Minister

Do you agree with these assertions? In VUCA time, all work is risk work. By extension, all management is now risk management. And, all project management is risk management. Continue reading

#430 – PRODUCT RELIABILITY DESIGN GUIDELINES – FRED SCHENKELBERG

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One way to capture and disseminate reliability engineering related information and advice is through internal documents. This of course only works if they are both useful and used.

Focus on gathering and providing essential and meaningful information that will improve the reliability of your product. Another element that makes these design guidelines valuable is if they save time. Engineers love to save time. Continue reading

#430 – ‘LOOKING FOR YOUR CALLING?’ WHAT PEOPLE GET WRONG CHASING MEANINGFUL WORK? – GARRETT POTTS PH.D.

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As a professor, I’m fortunate to teach a course called World Religions for Healthcare Professionals that prepares students for the spiritual and ethical issues they may encounter in their careers. But the class often boils down to life’s big questions: What makes life worth living, and how should we live? How do you find your “calling”? Continue reading

#430 – COMMUNITY DISASTER RESILIENCE ZONE ACT OF 2022 – JAMES KLINE PH.D.

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This is the second of two articles submitted to CERM Insights at about the same time. This one deals with the Community Disaster Resilience Zone Act passed by the United States Congress on December 22, 2022. The other deals with the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Cyber Security Framework 2.0.  Together they form a mosaic of the Biden Administration’s Risk Management push. Continue reading