Apparent Safety

An investigation recently concluded that power lines downed in high winds were the primary cause of the devastating Camp Fire in California last year. While there was lots of activity to reduce the impact of accidents from regular people living and working in the area, the investigation showed it was the lapses related to infrastructure (even though this was highly regulated) that sparked the conflagration. Evidently, just having a bunch of professional managers and bureaucrats on the job is no guarantee that big risks have been alleviated. And that is true in government AND in your business.