How Could This Happen?: Managing Errors in Organizations

Author:   Jan U. Hagen
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018
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9783030094805


Pages:   292
Publication Date:   19 February 2019
Format:   Paperback
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The first comprehensive reference work on error management, blending the latest thinking with state of the art industry practice on how organizations can learn from mistakes. Even today the reality of error management in some organizations is simple: “Don’t make mistakes. And if you do, you’re on your own unless you can blame someone else.” In most, it has moved on but it is still often centered around quality control, with Six Sigma Black Belts seeking to eradicate errors with an unattainable goal of zero. But the best organizations have gone further. They understand that mistakes happen, be they systemic or human. They have realized that rather than being stigmatized, errors have to be openly discussed, analyzed, and used as a source for learning. In How Could This Happen? Jan Hagen collects insights from the leading academics in this field – covering the prerequisites for error reporting, such as psychological safety, organizational learning and innovation,safety management systems, and the influence of senior leadership behavior on the reporting climate. This research is complemented by contributions from practitioners who write about their professional experiences of error management. They provide not only ideas for implementation but also offer an inside view of highly demanding work environments, such as flight operations in the military and operating nuclear submarines. Every organization makes mistakes. Not every organization learns from them. It’s the job of leaders to create the culture and processes that enable that to happen. Hagen and his team show you how.

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Author:   Jan U. Hagen
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018
Weight:   0.541kg
ISBN:  

9783030094805


ISBN 10:   3030094804
Pages:   292
Publication Date:   19 February 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1 Zhike Lei                                                     Fast, Slow, and Pause: Understanding Error Management via a Temporal Lens 2 Gudela Grote                                               Errors and Learning for Safety: Creating Uncertainty As an Underlying Mechanism 3 Immanuel Barshi and Nadine Bienefeld       When Silence is not Golden 4 Vincent Giolito and Paul J. Verdin              Executive Perspectives on Strategic Error Management 5 Amy C. Edmondson and Paul J. Verdin      The Strategic Imperative of Psychological Safety and Organizational Error Management 6 Nicholas Dechy, Yves Dien,                         Learning Failures As the Ultimate Root Causes of Eric Marsden, and Jean-Marie Rousseau         Accidents 7 John S. Carroll                                             Understanding Safety Management through Strategic Design, Political, and Cultural Approaches 8 Ulrich Dirnagl and René Bernard                  Errors and Error Management in Biomedical Research 9 Jan Brommundt                                          Empowerment 10 Julianne Morath and Mallory Johnson       Open Error Communication in a High-consequence Industry 11 Robert Schroeder                                        Confidence and Humility 12 Helmut Kunz                                              Just Culture 13 Peter Klement                                            Error Management in the German Armed Forces’ Military Aviation 14 Jan U. Hagen                                              Crew Resource Management Revisited 15 Avner Shahal                                             Error Reporting and Crew Resource Management in the Israeli Airforce 16 L. David Marquet                                      Lessons from a Nuclear Submarine Mishap 17 Tony Kern                                                 The War on Error – A New and Different Approach to Human Performance

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Jan Hagen is Associate Professor at ESMT, Germany. His research and teaching focus is on leadership. He is particularly interested in understanding how teams and organizations deal with errors. As well as journal articles, he published the book Confronting Mistakes – Lessons from the Aviation Industry when Dealing with Error (Palgrave Macmillan) in 2013. His research has received media coverage from outlets such as the BBC, The Economist, The Financial Times, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, The Guardian, Forbes, Handelsblatt, Harvard Business Manager, The Irish Times, Manager Magazin, Spiegel Online, and The Sunday Times. Jan runs the ESMT open programme Leadership under Pressure, and teaches in customized executive education programs and the human factor training of the German Federal Armed Forces. In addition to his academic work, he has more than 15 years of management and consulting experience.

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