by engineermeetshuman | Feb 11, 2020 | Culture Change, Engineer Meets Human, High-Reliability, HRO Habits, Innovation, Leadership |
“It may be simple, but it isn’t easy. ” So says Joe Bell, Executive Director of the Niagara Aerospace Museum and Aerospace executive with 4 decades of hands on High Reliability experience in the Aerospace industry. This interview with Joe touches on...
by engineermeetshuman | Nov 9, 2019 | High-Reliability, HRO Habits, Innovation, Leadership, Strategy |
“It may be simple, but it isn’t easy. ” So says Joe Bell, Executive Director of the Niagara Aerospace Museum and Aerospace executive with 4 decades of hands on High Reliability experience in the Aerospace industry. This interview with Joe touches on...
by engineermeetshuman | Oct 22, 2019 | High-Reliability, HRO Habits, Innovation, Leadership, Strategy |
Congratulations Astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir! Today, Astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir were the first all-female EVA (space walk) in history. In keeping with the historic first, all 7+ hours were broadcast live. Given the huge sci-fi nerd that I...
by engineermeetshuman | May 25, 2019 | High-Reliability, HRO Habits, Innovation, Leadership, Strategy |
What is an HRO? Research by a variety of experts, including Karl Weick, Kathleen Sutcliffe, and Karleen Roberts amongst others has driven the evolution of our understanding over 3 decades. Here is a current definition to work from: A High Reliability Organization...
by engineermeetshuman | Apr 2, 2019 | High-Reliability, Innovation, Leadership, Strategy |
Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) has been in the news (1,2, 3) routinely over the last decade and not in a good way. This negative attention is due to several high-profile crises that have cost people their lives, their homes, and their communities… and run in the...
by engineermeetshuman | Jul 20, 2018 | Collaboration, Engineer Meets Human, High-Reliability, Innovation, Strategy |
When I think about how a group of smart, driven, and visionary people accomplished the impossible 49 years ago, I marvel at what they achieved with the nascent technologies they used (i.e. silcon chips). Sometimes it makes today’s innovation seem pedestrian or...
