Breaking Bad: Don't Let Turnaround Myths Stall Your Recovery

摘要

The unpleasant revelations coming out of plants in recovery are a continual embarrassment in the nuclear business. Despite the excellent safety and performance records of the vast majority of nuclear facilities over the past 15 years, every so often the declining state of a plant in trouble comes to light. With many years' experience turning around operations and safety performance, one would think that the industry would be able to apply a formula and recover the plant relatively quickly without backsliding. Unfortunately, some facilities struggle greatly and make slow progress in their recovery or fail to ever reach high ground. Although there are key lessons learned from past turnarounds, some leaders don't apply them out of apprehension tied to common myths. Here are three time-tested lessons and the irrational thinking that keeps people in power from using the wisdom of others' experience.