Tag: Blame

My wife and I were in Boston over the weekend, as it was her fifth reunion from her MIT master's program. I'm also an...

Here's my latest post for LinkedIn through their "Influencers" series. It might be old hat to readers of this blog, but I hope what...

Back in 2007, I had my first opportunity to travel to England, a country I really love visiting. I had the chance to attend...

OK, so it's not the kind of scientific research that involves lab coats and microscopes, but I'm doing some research that I'd like your...

tl;dr: The post challenges the traditional concept of accountability as a system of blame and punishment. It advocates for a more constructive approach that...

Today is another "Throwback Thursday" post where I revisit posts from the past. Friday and Saturday, I'm going to be attending the "Patient Safety,...

I travel a lot and, thanks to my work, I'm pretty well attuned to the idea of not blaming individuals for systemic problems in...

Time magazine recently featured GM's relatively new CEO, Mary Barra, on the cover and in this story: "Mary Barra's Bumpy Ride at the Wheel of GM" I...

Yesterday, Thomas Eric Duncan, the first person diagnosed with Ebola in the U.S. died in a Dallas hospital. As I've been following this story, I...

tl;dr: The article critiques the traditional use of red-green charts in management, likening it to driving by looking only at the rear-view mirror. It...

In case you missed it, see Saturday's post: "Why Toyota is Eliminating the Andon Cord from its Factories." As I occasionally do, today's post is...

What happens when a mistake is made in your organization? How do you react when an error occurs? A lab specimen gets mislabeled. The wrong...