Categories: General
February 25, 2019
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Get Fresh: How to Solve Wicked Problems by Scrapping Sameness
“Problems cannot be solved by thinking within the framework in which they were created.” – Albert Einstein This week I’ve been reading Sticky Wisdom: How to Start a Creative Revolution at Work. The first chapter of the book explores what the...
Topics: General
February 19, 2019
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Clearing the Air: How to Find Powerful Lessons After a Loss or Near Miss
The hindsight bias, also known as the “I-knew-it-all-along” effect, is the tendency to believe that past events were predictable. In the risk realm, an important part of a risk leader’s responsibility is reflecting on mistakes, losses, near misses and situations...
Topics: General
February 11, 2019
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Dampening Drama: Lessons from a Large Family
I was the oldest of seven siblings, with two military veterans for parents. That’s right, seven kids, just like the Von Trapp family in The Sound of Music. We didn’t march to a whistle or live in a mansion, but...
Topics: General
February 5, 2019
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Got Growth? Managing Risk When Your Nonprofit is on the Rise
For several years our NRMC team has had the opportunity to work with a number of nonprofits that have grown rapidly from a small capable corps of nimble and idealistic pioneers to strong, sustainable organizations with functions, departments, and even signs...
Topics: General
January 16, 2019
Resource Type: Risk eNews
What Kind of Risk Champion Are You?
This week we’ve been discussing the traits and tendencies of the risk leaders we encounter at NRMC. We see positives across a wide spectrum of approaches and philosophies and get especially excited when leaders tell us they are forging new...
Topics: General
January 2, 2019
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Resolve to be Resolute
Eat healthy, exercise more, save money-sound resolutions, all. How many of us will still be at it after January? Surveys suggest that somewhere on the order of 80 percent of resolutions fail. This may explain why 30–day challenges have become popular, and...
Topics: General
December 25, 2018
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Happy Boxing Day!
In the spirit of Boxing Day, the holiday celebrated in nations of the British Commonwealth and in the American Commonwealth of Massachusetts, this edition of the RISK eNews contains a “boxed set” of resources. Reflection Questions for 2018 During multiple consulting engagements...
Topics: General
November 28, 2018
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Journalism’s Lessons for Risk Leaders
Like many professions, journalism has its own unique set of values. Made more unique because journalism is the only profession explicitly protected under the U.S. Constitution, which guarantees freedom of the press–though these First Amendment protections are broadly defined, continually...
Topics: General
November 13, 2018
Resource Type: Risk Management Essentials
The Collaborations and Competition Issue
The Collaborations and Competition Issue Download PDF What's Inside Collaboration: Building the Intentional Partnership Competition: A Risk Aware Definition
Topics: General
November 13, 2018
Resource Type: Articles
Competition: A Risk Aware Definition
To voice the word “competition” is to summon the idea of defeating or establishing superiority over others. People sometimes modify this by adding the word “healthy” to competition, as a sign of good intentions. Which only emphasizes the point. Competition,...
Topics: General