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Material Type: | Internet resource |
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Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Gerard I Nierenberg |
ISBN: | 047114889X 9780471148890 |
OCLC Number: | 34244068 |
Description: | x, 310 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
Contents: | The errors of our ways -- No shame, no blame -- Reaping the rewards of trial and error -- The error-awareness system -- The types of errors we make -- Errors in transcription -- Mistakes in meaning -- Relying too heavily on computers can be an error -- The high cost of errors -- The snowball effect -- What it costs when we don't learn from our mistakes: a critical look at airline accidents -- What it costs when we don't protect ourselves from others' errors: a critical look at medicine -- The causes of our errors -- Why simple tasks are so hard to do right -- How to cut down on reading errors -- Concentration: focusing on the job at hand -- Classifying the causes of error -- A checklist to increase your error awareness -- Strategies to reduce your errors -- Improving your memory -- Recognizing patterns in errors -- Managing and supervising to reduce errors -- How accuracy impacts critical thinking and judgment -- No shame, no blame, revisited. |
Responsibility: | Gerard I. Nierenberg. |
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Abstract:
The ultimate guide to identifying and reducing mishaps--both at work and in life Your mistakes need not be a fact of life. We can all learn to make fewer of them.
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