I will never lose sight of what really matters in life; my friends and family
Always look at the long-term consequences and consider all possibilities
I believe in doing unto other as you would have done onto you. Put yourself in other people’s shoes and try to see things from their perspective
I believe in working hard and going after what you want, nothing will be handed to you, I will always work for what I earn
Lessons learned from others–
1 – NASA 4.29:
This case was about how NASA sent a space shuttle off into space, even though there were concerns about the safety of the shuttle. Morton Thiokol, an aerospace company was responsible for working with NASA as a manufacturer. Two engineers involved with the launch opposed to launch and warned there supervisors that the shuttle may be unsafe. The shuttle ended up exploding and killing all of the passengers. This article was astonishing in the way that it showed that companies and executives are really stuck focused on the numbers, so much so that they put innocent lives in danger. This helped me shape my credo to say to never lose sight of what really matters. At the end of the day, you …show more content…
They were trying to cut corners to stay competitive. Even after BP had some explosions that killed their workers and had inspections that clearly stated that they were against regulations and needed to update their facilities and equipment, they continued to cut corners. They were continuously slapped on the wrist with fines, it did not stop BP from continuing in their illegal unsafe ways. This case is a great example of why it is so important to look to the future and long-term. If BP had looked long-term and fixed problems as they occurred, they would not have faced so many charges and fines. BP not only lost their reputation but paid more in fines at the end then if they had fixed the problem to begin
Always look at the long-term consequences and consider all possibilities
I believe in doing unto other as you would have done onto you. Put yourself in other people’s shoes and try to see things from their perspective
I believe in working hard and going after what you want, nothing will be handed to you, I will always work for what I earn
Lessons learned from others–
1 – NASA 4.29:
This case was about how NASA sent a space shuttle off into space, even though there were concerns about the safety of the shuttle. Morton Thiokol, an aerospace company was responsible for working with NASA as a manufacturer. Two engineers involved with the launch opposed to launch and warned there supervisors that the shuttle may be unsafe. The shuttle ended up exploding and killing all of the passengers. This article was astonishing in the way that it showed that companies and executives are really stuck focused on the numbers, so much so that they put innocent lives in danger. This helped me shape my credo to say to never lose sight of what really matters. At the end of the day, you …show more content…
They were trying to cut corners to stay competitive. Even after BP had some explosions that killed their workers and had inspections that clearly stated that they were against regulations and needed to update their facilities and equipment, they continued to cut corners. They were continuously slapped on the wrist with fines, it did not stop BP from continuing in their illegal unsafe ways. This case is a great example of why it is so important to look to the future and long-term. If BP had looked long-term and fixed problems as they occurred, they would not have faced so many charges and fines. BP not only lost their reputation but paid more in fines at the end then if they had fixed the problem to begin