incident

Are you a Sherlock Holmes fan—you know, the fictional detective who solves mysteries with great powers of perception? In one particular short story by author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Holmes discerned the answer from seeing a curious incident differently than the others around him. The truth is, great decision-makers are great perceivers about key data points that others often routinely miss. Join Kevin as we delve into involving and solving curious incidents!  // Download this episode's Application & Action questions and PDF transcript at whitestone.org.

Close to half of all workplace deaths result from transportation incidents, including crashes that involve large trucks. Drivers of those trucks are at higher risk than workers in other jobs. And to the degree that we share road space with truckers, the risk extends to the rest of us, too. Evolving policies resulting from new research could help to change that.