Pre-Mortem the Blizzard Before It Breaks You
Run a pre-mortem that converts imagined storm failure into preventive actions.
A 14-inch blizzard is forecast. The team needs to expose hidden failure modes before operations begin. Pre-mortem: assume the storm failed, list plausible causes, rank them, and assign preventive controls. The common trap is a readiness meeting where everyone reports green because no one wants to sound negative. That meeting misses quiet risks. Before Readiness check: trucks assigned, crews scheduled, salt available. After Pre-mortem controls: backup alternator for Truck 7, verified hospital gate code, relief loader operator at hour eight, and staged fuel cans. Assume failure Prompt: "It is noon tomorrow and the blizzard operation failed. What happened?" This gives…
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