Tag: business

  • Book Club: Normal Accidents

    Welcome to Risk Book Club! Where I read and summarize arguments about risk so you don’t have to. Today we’re reading Normal Accidents by Charles Perrow (1984).  The bar summary: Most of us live in a world of trying to avoid accidents, but Charles Perrow says industrial society is so complex we might as well…

  • What can the history of FEMA teach us about managing risks?

    FEMA’s birthday was this week! I totally forgot to give them a gift, but if I could, I might gift them separation from the Department of Homeland Security. That’s right, welcome to this blog’s first hot take, let’s talk about the history of disaster management in the US and just how it came to be…

  • What goes in the office emergency plan?

    Recent emergencies have got me thinking about office emergency protocols. That’s probably because the other week I was driving to campus when I received a text alert about a bomb threat to the building next to my office. Huh, I thought. Do I keep driving in?  I ended up turning around and heading home to…