Controlling Risk: Thirty Techniques for Operating Excellence - Softcover

Wetherbee, Jim

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1630479500 ISBN 13: 9781630479503

Publisher: Morgan James Publishing, 2016

Synopsis

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

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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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Morgan James Publishing
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1630479500
• ISBN 13: 9781630479503
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 362