Contingency planning – I am sure everyone has done it in some form. We do it in our personal lives, we do it in our professional lives, and we do it in our recreational lives. Some classic examples include: + a backup plan for rain for an outdoor wedding (alternative plan) + strapping knees or… Read more »
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When is Something Fully Loaded
The speedometer on my car goes to 230 km/hr. I seriously doubt if I have the skill to drive my car that fast, but if I could (and did) my car woudl not last very long. As the load on the engine increases, the maintenance requirements also increase – sometimes drastically. This is one of… Read more »
How Does One Measure Success
As I write this, the Australian Open Tennis tournament is being contested. A men’s singles match from the second round caught my eye. It featured Gilles Simon and Julien Benneteau, both from France. Simon won more games (25 to 24) and more points (165 to 163) but Benneteau won the match 3 sets to 2…. Read more »
A New Paradigm Shift for the New Year
First of all … I hope 2012 is an excellent year for you. It appears Thomas Kuhn developed the concept of paradigm shift in 1962 when he wrote “The Structure of Scientific Revolution”. Today, the term is used and often abused, but it appears to be a change of thinking from one way to another…. Read more »
Near Misses and Process Safety
Recently I was involved in a rather serious two-car automobile accident. His car was a write-off, and my car was very close to being a write-off. There was also collateral damage – a street light and a residential brick wall were damaged. The good news is that there were no injuries. At all. The paramedics… Read more »