The Fukushima Daiichi Plant in Japan operated by Tokyo Electric Power Company must solve its management and culture crisis first if it wants to achieve any positive result.
As management guru Peter Drucker said, "Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things." TEPCO failed in doing both. The Wall Street Journal and the New York Times reported that when the earthquake and the tsunami struck, TEPCO hesitated to flood overheating nuclear reactors with seawater because of worries about ruining their investment, even tough these steps were included in their emergency plan (contingency plan). The media reported other delays in taking action by the Japanese government, the military and other agencies.
A lot could be avoided if the Japanese Nuclear Plant had an effective management that at least followed its contingency plan.
As management guru Peter Drucker said, "Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things." TEPCO failed in doing both. The Wall Street Journal and the New York Times reported that when the earthquake and the tsunami struck, TEPCO hesitated to flood overheating nuclear reactors with seawater because of worries about ruining their investment, even tough these steps were included in their emergency plan (contingency plan). The media reported other delays in taking action by the Japanese government, the military and other agencies.
A lot could be avoided if the Japanese Nuclear Plant had an effective management that at least followed its contingency plan.
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