Failure ModeHerding entitled, poorly socialised cats: The Lib Dem election reviewAfter an extended pause, Failure Mode returns to brighten your inbox with a truly excellent artefact of organisational dysfunction. The…May 17, 2020May 17, 2020
Failure ModeinThe StartupChallenger: Sometimes there’s just no lesson…Last week’s post about Challenger poses got me thinking about a worrying question. This blog is interested in the human stories behind…Feb 9, 2020Feb 9, 2020
Failure ModeChallenger: “I could detect no dissension:Returning in 2020 with a post about the Challenger space shuttle disaster. I’m psyching myself to tackle a few aspects of Grenfell next…Jan 26, 2020Jan 26, 2020
Failure Mode“Littered with land mines in Lithuanian.” TSB, JP Morgan and ComplexityBack to TSB, and some observations around complexity.Dec 3, 2019Dec 3, 2019
Failure ModeJP Morgan: A Meeting To Approve The Trades That Make SenseMoving on from TSB, here’s an absolutely excellent nugget from JP Morgan’s catastrophic ‘London Whale’ incident back in 2013.Nov 26, 2019Nov 26, 2019
Failure ModeTSB: Yup, Pretty SureOne more on the Great TSB IT Meltdown of 2018. It includes some fine examples of a thing I suspect we’re going to end up talking quite a…Nov 23, 2019Nov 23, 2019
Failure ModeTSB — Be Careful What You Wish ForAn interesting facet of the whole TSB inquiry report is that TSB have chosen to pretty publicly disagree with the findings of the report…Nov 21, 2019Nov 21, 2019