Entries by Nathan Ives

Evaluation and Control Program Warning Flag 4 – Purple Words

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All organizations and individuals have a history and within these experiences reside events which those persons involved would just as soon forget. These experiences typically involved significant loss or other discomfort that negatively impacted the psyche of the organization as a whole or the associated individual(s). Often, some key words and/or phrases become forever related to these painful experiences. Whenever these words are spoken or read, they elicit a strongly negative emotional response as individuals are jolted back into the memory of the disastrous event. Acting on this emotion, these individuals may strike out at or withdraw from the individual(s) using these words. Thus, these words or phrases have come to be collectively known as Purple Words.

StrategyDriven Welcomes Ruth Todd, PhD

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StrategyDriven is proud to welcome Dr. Ruth Todd as a StrategyDriven Advisory Services Senior Advisor. A highly experienced nuclear power consultant, Ruth leads StrategyDriven’s information technology and cyber security services. “We are thrilled to have Ruth join our StrategyDriven team,” says Nathan Ives, StrategyDriven President and CEO. “Her extensive knowledge and experience in information technology […]

Corrective Action Program Best Practice 16 – On-duty Operations Staff Notification of Operational Deficiencies

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On-duty operations personnel are responsible for a facility’s safe and reliable operation. To ensure they are capable of meeting this obligation under normal, abnormal, and emergency conditions, operations personnel must be aware of the performance status of the equipment under their control. Therefore, these watchstanders must be immediately notified of deficiencies that currently or will potentially diminish facility performance.