Explore practical guidance for leaders responsible for high consequence operations. We publish lessons on safety culture, process safety leadership, operational discipline, and management systems that reduce major incident risk, strengthen reliability, and improve performance under real constraints. Expect tools you can apply in the field, plus plain language explanations of HRO principles for energy, chemicals, utilities, maritime, manufacturing, and other critical infrastructure.
High risk operations improve reliability when learning becomes part of daily work. This article explains how leaders build learning organizations using strong communication, near miss learning, coaching, and consistent reinforcement.
Trust in high risk operations grows when leaders set clear expectations, communicate consistently, and reinforce standards without lowering the bar. This article breaks down the habits that build credibility and
Digital transformation only works when people and leadership come first. This article explains why high risk operations need human-centered habits and strong operational discipline to make technology improvements stick.
Hollywood often misrepresents submarine leadership. This article explains what real submarine command looks like and how its lessons apply to high risk industrial operations.
Why leaders must periodically recalibrate standards to prevent drift and normalization of deviance in high-risk operations.
A real-world lesson on leading culture change in high-risk operations by lowering resistance, building momentum, and focusing on practical early wins.
