Tag: office management

  • Should you be assessing risk like NASA?

    Should you be assessing risk like NASA?

    There are a variety of metrics we can use to assess the risks and benefits of decisions. Informally, I love a good pro-con list, but for NASA, risk assessment is a matter of life, death, and millions of dollars, so it’s unsurprising that they have a method for rating risk scope and likelihood. Here are…

  • 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…