From the “you can’t make this stuff up file” comes this news story from the Australian Associated Press: Prisoner released by mistake charged with escape The 48-year old man, Randolph Harrison Convery, was “was released five months earlier than he should have been due to a paperwork mistake.” That clearly… Read More "Inmate Faces Consequences for System’s Mistake: The Ethics and Flaws of Accidental Early Release"
Father and Son Accidentally Navigate onto Airport Runways: An Analysis of Signage and Security Gaps
In the news: South Florida father and son mistakenly drive rental car on airport runway My headline is more correct — it was multiple runways that they drove on. How does that even happen? It started with arriving on a private jet. That’s not something I do, so when I… Read More "Father and Son Accidentally Navigate onto Airport Runways: An Analysis of Signage and Security Gaps"
Avoid These Common Tooth-Brushing Errors for Better Dental Health
Why isn’t it called “teeth brushing?” This article points out two mistakes that are very common related to tooth brushing. And I’ve been making one of them. Dentist warns simple brushing mistake could lead to teeth discolouration I knew that one should wet their toothbrush before putting toothpaste on. I… Read More "Avoid These Common Tooth-Brushing Errors for Better Dental Health"
Pete Alonso Accidentally Throws Masyn Winn’s First Career Hit Ball into the Crowd: An MLB Mistake
Friday night, in St. Louis, New York Mets’ first baseman Pete Alonso made a mistake that angered the home team St. Louis Cardinals and their fans, as discussed in this video: The announcers were probably right in assuming that Alonso made an honest mistake – human error. There’s habit and… Read More "Pete Alonso Accidentally Throws Masyn Winn’s First Career Hit Ball into the Crowd: An MLB Mistake"
How Interior Designers Can Effectively Handle and Learn From Mistakes
How should any business owner or leader react? This article caught my eye recently: How 6 designers handle employee mistakes Hopefully there are no stories about yelling, screaming, and firings! The first designer, Victoria McKenney, could have been reading straight from my book! 🙂 “I truly believe that every mistake… Read More "How Interior Designers Can Effectively Handle and Learn From Mistakes"
The Financial Mistake That Could Doom the PAC-12 Conference
There’s chaos in college sports as universities switch conferences left and right (and east and west). George Kliavkoff’s biggest mistake as Pac-12 commissioner is beyond dispute What happened? ESPN offered the conference $30 million per school each year, and that’s even with UCLA and USC bolting for the Big Ten… Read More "The Financial Mistake That Could Doom the PAC-12 Conference"