A couple of days ago I started to read the latest report of the Buncefield Disaster. The report highlights some root cause of the disaster in management failings; “these pressures created a culture where keeping the process operating was the primary focus and process safety did not get the attention, resources or priority that it […]
… culture and consequences
When I wrote the first post in this series, I knew where the next step would lead. Those who have some grounding in this field of organizational culture will not be surprised that this next step is to look at the work of Geert Hofstede. Hofstede (pictured) is a Dutch sociologist who undertook research into […]
… wrap revisited
Over the past couple of weeks the RSS wrap up has gone missing – so thought it was time to make a return. Leading off is Riskczar – A week or so back Trevor was recognised by OnlineFinanceDegrees.com for his work, awarded as a Top Finance Blog. You can read more in his post “Riskczar’s […]
… are dogs smarter than risk/BC managers?
Dogs are very smart creatures, especially my girl (pictured). We train them to do some very valuable tasks. Guide Dogs are a great example, and are very valuable to the vision impaired person. These dogs are so smart that they even learn when they should ignore their masters instruction and use their instincts to achieve […]
… developing resilience
Recently I read a post by Jan Husdal reviewing a reference by Sutcliffe and Vogus – “Organizing for Resilience“. If you want a review of the article read Jan’s post – my purpose here is to take the ideas down a different path. We are often presented case studies of ‘resilience’ based on the observation […]