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FMEA – Vol I:  Introduction to Failure Modes and Effects Analysis

3/23/2022

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     Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) is most commonly used in product design and manufacturing contexts.  However, it can also be helpful in other applications, such as administrative functions and service delivery.  Each application context may require refinement of definitions and rating scales to provide maximum clarity, but the fundamentals remain the same.
     Several standards have been published defining the structure and content of Failure Modes and Effects Analyses (FMEAs).  Within these standards, there are often alternate formats presented for portions of the FMEA form; these may also change with subsequent revisions of each standard.
     Add to this variety the diversity of industry and customer-specific requirements.  Those unbeholden to an industry-specific standard are free to adapt features of several to create a unique form for their own purposes.  The freedom to customize results in a virtually limitless number of potential variants.
     Few potential FMEA variants are likely to have broad appeal, even among those unrestricted by customer requirements.  This series aims to highlight the most practical formats available, encouraging a level of consistency among practitioners that maintains Failure Modes and Effects Analysis as a portable skill.  Total conformity is not the goal; presenting perceived best practices is.

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Managerial Schizophrenia and Workplace Cancel Culture

3/9/2022

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     Destructive behaviors existed in organizations long before they were given special names.  The term “cancel culture” is not typically associated with business environments, but its pernicious effects are prevalent.  Unlike a boycott, cancel culture destroys an organization from within, through covert and fraudulent actions.
     Cancel culture effects all levels of an organization, but “managerial schizophrenia” is a common precursor and potent ingredient.  Adverse behaviors signal abandonment of cultural and professional norms, the subsequent failures of collaboration, and the resultant degradation in group performance.  Combatting these intertwined organizational cancers requires commitment from all levels of management and revised methods of oversight.

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