Five Challenges to Your Risk Assessment

Guest Post by Andrew Sheves (first posted on CERM ® RISK INSIGHTS – reposted here with permission)

Since 2002, I’ve been involved in well over 100 risk assessments as either an in-house risk manager or as a consultant. Actually, let me rephrase that.

Since 2002, I’ve been involved in the beginning of well over 100 risk assessments. However, I’ve seen many fewer risk assessments completed. Of those completed assessments, fewer still actually get turned into any kind of meaningful action. [Read more…]

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The Hidden Costs of Not Caring About Our People

The more people I talk to in industry, the more I see a divide. I see a divide between companies who treat their employees like robots and companies who treat their employees with the love & connection that they deserve. We’ve all experienced disengagement, frustration and apathy throughout our careers and it costs us our happiness. It costs us our mental health.

It also costs our companies. It costs them big dollars. [Read more…]

by Ray Harkins Leave a Comment

Root Cause Analysis — 5 Why Analysis

No discussion of root cause analysis is complete without a review of 5 Why Analysis. This brainstorming technique was developed by Japanese industrialist and founder of the Toyota Motor Corporation, Sakichi Toyoda, and used throughout Toyota since the 1930’s. As the wave of continuous improvement moved through the aviation industry in the 1970’s, the auto industry in the 1980’s, and the healthcare industry in the 1990’s, 5 Why Analysis moved along with it. The tool’s simplicity is what makes it so adaptable in the safety, quality, engineering and production disciplines. [Read more…]

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Compromise & Sacrifice

While I have a very uncommon last name, I come from a big family. The picture below is the family my grandparents grew by having three sons. Thomas (my father) whose family is dressed in red, Walter dressed in white and Robert (Mike) dressed in blue had 16 children between the three of them and as a result if you live or know someone who lives around Spencerport, New York there’s a good chance they know a Plucknette or two.

2018 At Tom & Deb’s farm all but a hand full present.

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Data Gathering

On the surface, it is easy to run a test. What is less easy is gathering the required and desired information. Set up and analysis do not matter if the data is of low quality. Consider these points to improve your effectiveness. [Read more…]

by James Reyes-Picknell Leave a Comment

Myth Busting 5: It Won’t Work Here

I get asked a lot of questions and asked for a help. Sometimes the “ask” comes from senior management, sometimes middle-level management and sometimes even from the shop floor. People and companies need help to achieve more than they are today.

Performance is already known and often less than desired. Change is needed and that means new ideas. After all, if they had the ideas themselves, they may have tried something different before calling me in. Sometimes they have, and it hasn’t worked. They are stuck. [Read more…]

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Bad Leadership Almost Cost Me My Life

The tumblers all fell into place, the lock clicked, the door opened and it all became clear.

Bad leadership almost cost me my life.

This was a few weeks ago in a session with my coach, Susan Hobson. I hadn’t put the pieces together. I hadn’t seen the connection. I saw my depression, my suicidal thoughts, my pain, my struggles as part of my story but something that just happened to me.

Now I see that it’s a gift. [Read more…]

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Using “Mode of Operation” in FMEA

Using “Mode of Operation” in FMEA Applications

More than one operational mode may need to be considered to ensure that all important failure modes are identified and analyzed in the FMEA. This article focuses on what you need to know about modes of operation when performing FMEAs.

“My favorite mode of transport is hot-air ballooning. It’s so graceful to be blown by the wind, to go where the wind takes you.” Richard Branson

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Cause and Effect Diagram

Collecting information about a problem is easy at first. Ideas just flow. At a certain point the question is, did we cover enough ground? Are we missing anything? The Cause and Effect Diagram is a tool to visually help ensure we are broad in our approach. [Read more…]

by Adam Bahret Leave a Comment

They hired a sniper and made a kill in one shot

I can’t believe it! They took it to the next level, They hired a sniper, and he was good, he got a kill shot with one round.

I’m in the hull of my boat doing what should be the easiest “Spring prep before launch” I have ever done. I got everything set up a week earlier to make this ritual of “man vs machine” as easy as possible. I even took care of the squirrel problem from the previous year. [Read more…]

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Myth Busting 4: No Room To Improve

This particular myth is not overly common, but it still occurs, usually in the minds of people who are really good a fooling themselves. It becomes more common when it is modified to say, “…running as well as it ever has”.

There are two parts to this one: 1. We believe it is actually running well, or as well as ever, and, 2. We really think we’re great and there truly is no room to improve. [Read more…]

by Greg Hutchins Leave a Comment

World Economic Forum 2020 Global Risk Report

Guest Post by James Kline (first posted on CERM ® RISK INSIGHTS – reposted here with permission)

The World Economic Forum has conducted an annual survey of its members since 2007. This piece looks at the results of the 2020 survey of 800 members. For the first time the survey separately reports the results of 200 members of a “Global Shapers Community”. This group is considered a younger generation of social entrepreneurs and leaders. By comparing the response of these two groups, one can see a divergence perspective on risk. This piece will also discuss how survey results can be overtaken by events. [Read more…]

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Are You Taking Advantage of the Opportunity?

A lot of businesses have had to make tough decisions during COVID-19, including decisions that affect their people. Some of these decisions include cutting hours, cutting wages & lay-offs. Throughout my career, I’ve been affected by some of these decisions. The line that stuck with me the most, when I was being laid off by an HR manager, she said to me “this is a business decision”. [Read more…]

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Root Cause Analysis — Correlating Product and Process Variables

One excellent starting point of the investigation phase of a root cause analysis is the comparison of the product measurements to the available process data. With an effective traceability system, you can define a relatively short time range in which the defective parts were manufactured. Once these “fence posts” are identified, use them to examine the available process data such as the recorded pressures, temperatures, times, and speeds. [Read more…]

by Adam Bahret Leave a Comment

Reliability Culture

When it comes to product development, most technology companies understand the importance of reliability. In particular, the engineering teams usually have everything they need to design a reliable product, including the right testing tools and analysis methods.

At times, though, there can be problems. A product doesn’t ship on time. Or if it ships on time, it fails in the field.

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Five Challenges to Your Risk Assessment

Guest Post by Andrew Sheves (first posted on CERM ® RISK INSIGHTS – reposted here with permission)

The Hidden Costs of Not Caring About Our People

Root Cause Analysis — 5 Why Analysis

Compromise & Sacrifice

Data Gathering

Myth Busting 5: It Won’t Work Here

Bad Leadership Almost Cost Me My Life

Using “Mode of Operation” in FMEA Applications

Cause and Effect Diagram

Myth Busting 4: No Room To Improve

World Economic Forum 2020 Global Risk Report

Guest Post by James Kline (first posted on CERM ® RISK INSIGHTS – reposted here with permission)

Are You Taking Advantage of the Opportunity?

Root Cause Analysis — Correlating Product and Process Variables