Mario Vittone
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13 years ago @ Weekly Leader - Experience Means Nothi... · 0 replies · +1 points
You are also completely correct in that judgement IS a derivative of experience. But experience is also a rotten teacher and experience with success can cloud (or trick) judgement. i.e. I have never been in a car wreck so my experience teaches me that I don't need to wear a seat belt. My judgment makes a different decision.
As far as leading the spill response or not? well....just give me the number of the "well trained, well equipped professional team who can plug it." and I'll send them down there myself and delete my post immediately.
Best,
Mario
13 years ago @ Weekly Leader - Experience Means Nothi... · 0 replies · +1 points
Britt, you're an excellent writer and thinker. Thanks for the response. I have no illusions that politics will stay out completely, I just hope they stay off the oil field. Using my clearest crystal ball, I'm writing for the record that for every decision made (or not) that the investigation will uncover as "causal" - there will be some mid-grade engineer or tool pusher issuing strong and clear warnings to management: there always is. What I hope is that leaders collide with these people and judgement wins every time.
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14 years ago @ Weekly Leader - A Little Perspective · 1 reply · +1 points
Excellent question, Tim
For me, the best way to apply perspective in a way that everyone can understand is to take those "big deals" to their logical conclusion. Regardless of life experience, nobody ever worries about what is happening, they worry about what might happen next. When you are on the edge, you're not worried about being too close, you are worried about falling...until you fall...then you're no longer worried about falling...you're worried about stopping. It is the uncertainty that causes alarm. So help them over their uncertainty by using your experience to help them draw there own conclusions about the possibilities. "Let's say that this all goes wrong - what will that look like? What is the worst that can happen?" That is a good line of questioning to help people realize that the "worst" thing often isn't unmanageable.
Then - "If that happens that way, what can we do about it?" What is our plan then?"
Your experience has reset your baseline for a bad day, Tim. For those with less...experience, talking their concerns out to the possible ends is often all it takes to set the fear of that thing aside and take meaningful action.
Best,
Mario