Controlling Risk: Thirty Techniques for Operating Excellence

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 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"

Author: Jim Wetherbee
Publisher: Morgan James Publishing
Published: 11/08/2016
Pages: 362
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.12lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.75d
ISBN13: 9781630479503
ISBN10: 1630479500
BISAC Categories:
- Business & Economics | Workplace Culture
- Business & Economics | Organizational Behavior
- Technology & Engineering | Industrial Health & Safety

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.