Antifragile - the solution to aleatory uncertainty
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A Better Way to Implement Purposeful Systems
Many companies run out of time, money, and motivation before results are achieved and outcomes are improved. This is often the case when...
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System Improvement Requires Non-linear Thinking and Actions
Many companies apply linear thinking and steps when attempting to improve their risk and compliance systems. As a result they never reach...
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Towards a Systems KAIZEN
LEAN uses the Japanese word KAIZEN (change for the better) to communicate its intent with respect to continuous improvement. KAIZEN is a...
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Risk-based Continuous Improvement
Does your improvement process properly contend with uncertainty and risk? Continuous improvement in the form of Deming's wheel...
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Why you will never have an effective compliance program
Over the years I have observed that there is one reason that stands above all others as to why compliance programs fail and why they are...
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How to Transform Culture
Culture is difficult to define and hard to measure, but without the right one a company cannot succeed. A common definition for culture...
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Doing less maybe simpler, but rarely is it effective
Compliance functions tend to be lightly resourced and often overwhelmed doing the best they can to help organizations meet all their...
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A Systems Roadmap for API RP 1173
API RP 1173 provides a framework for companies to evaluate their safety systems and processes to more effectively buy down risk and...
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Two Steps Forward Three Steps Back
I have spent most of my career building information and management systems in support of engineering, compliance, and mission critical...
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Why we need Compliance Excellence
Continuous Improvement (CI) is an essential part of operational excellence to increase the performance of operational processes used in...
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Why is focusing on non-conformance missing the point?
Focusing on non-conformance is the first level of compliance. This involves meeting the prescriptive part of a regulation or industry...
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Emergent Uncertainty
We expect that as systems improve that the certainty of meeting objectives increases. Instead, what often happens is that systems become...
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Continuous Improvement Objectives
Companies of all sizes need: Processes to repeatedly execute steps in the creation of value Systems to ensure the consistent following of...
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What Is Your MOC Maturity Index?
Change can be (and often is) a significant source of new risk. As a result, many companies have implemented the basics when it comes to...
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You May Be Using The Wrong Compliance Software And Here's Why
Management systems are efficient at what they do, that is, doing the same thing the same way over and over again. What they tend not to...
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Continuous Value requires Continuous Compliance
Increasingly, companies are adopting continuous improvement driven by several methodologies that include LEAN and AGILE. However, the...
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ISO 9001:2015 – More Than Re-writing Procedures
Every company currently certified for ISO 9001 will need to re-certify at some point in time. This is an opportunity to go beyond just...
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Overcoming Compliance Silos
Increasingly standards and regulatory bodies are promoting a holistic approach to compliance. However, many companies still implement...
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Keep Your Workers and Improve
One of the key misconceptions about LEAN is that its goal is to reduce the workforce. No wonder people might resist adopting it. However,...
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Where to Make Compliance Improvements
Compliance programs, systems, and processes are often used interchangeably when referring to improvements. However, there are important...
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5 Multipliers To Increase Compliance Advantage
In a previous blog, I outlined 5 threats to compliance. In this blog, I will look at how to address them. At first glance, it may seem...
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Why Compliance is Falling Behind
Meeting compliance is critical to those that work in highly regulated industries and specifically to those that are responsible for...
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Critical Defeats - Managing the Last Line of Defense
Process safety refers to a systematic approach within industries to prevent and mitigate the occurrence of hazardous incidents and...
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