Controlling Risk in a Dangerous World: 30 Techniques for Operating Excellence

by Jim Wetherbee

Overview

A five-time Space Shuttle commander reveals what astronauts know about improving performance and productivity under pressure.
 
Jim Wetherbee, the only five-time Space Shuttle commander, presents thirty techniques that astronauts use—not only to stay alive in the unforgiving and deadly environment of space, but also to conduct high-quality operations and accomplish complex missions. These same techniques, based on the foundational principles of operating excellence, can help anyone be successful in high-hazard endeavors, ordinary business, and everyday life. 
 
Controlling Risk in a Dangerous World shows you how to embrace these techniques as a way of operating and living your life, so you can predict and prevent your next accident, while improving performance and productivity to take your company higher.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781630479527
Publisher:	Morgan James Publishing
Publication date:	12/31/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	363
Sales rank:	736,131
File size:	16 MB
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About the Author

Jim Wetherbee is the only astronaut to have commanded five Space Shuttle missions. After graduating from the University of Notre Dame with a bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, he began his life-long journey of controlling risk as a naval aviator, while flying in single-seat cockpits from aircraft carriers on the high seas. Wetherbee’s leadership roles as a military test pilot, astronaut, and safety executive in the oil and gas industry?from the front lines to the executive level – have given him valuable experiences and insights into dangerous businesses.