Categories: General
June 1, 2017
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Truth or Story? The Human Capacity for Knowledge
Tell me a story. In this century, and moment, of mania, Tell me a story. Make it a story of great distances, and starlight. The name of the story will be Time, But you must not pronounce its name. Tell...
Topics: General
May 3, 2017
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Risk Management Benchmarking: Comparing Your Risk Program to Other Nonprofits
By nature, people like to compare things. Being able to see how things match up gives us a method of perceiving value and worth. For individuals, look no further than our use of social media. It fuels this type of...
Topics: General
April 28, 2017
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Lessons from a Risk Appetite Exercise (Risk Leadership Certificate Program)
The inaugural 2017 Risk Leadership Certificate Program (RLCP) is complete and the NRMC team plans to continue sharing updates and insights from this intensive risk leadership training program in the weeks ahead. One topic that our cohort explored during our final weekend...
Topics: General
April 12, 2017
Resource Type: Risk eNews
I Survived: Managing Family Vacation Risk
Last week I led my family of five on a classic rite of passage—a Spring Break trip to Florida to visit Walt Disney World and Universal Studios. I’m pleased to report that the trip went well, we made it home...
Topics: General
April 5, 2017
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Risk Categorization: Learning from the Risk Leadership Certificate Program
Our Risk Leadership Certificate Program (RLCP) is underway. With our RLCP cohort, we’ve enjoyed productive generative discussions about core competencies for risk professionals, including risk assessment, risk culture, risk function design, and insurance program oversight. With each conversation, we challenged our understanding of risk management best...
Topics: General
March 22, 2017
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Foodie Risk: How Eating Habits Mirror Risk Management Maturity
During the launch of NRMC’s Risk Leadership Certificate Program, I was struck by the amount of sharing and collaboration that happened during the group meals. Participants often took the opportunity to follow up on a topic from an earlier breakout session...
Topics: General
March 8, 2017
Resource Type: Risk eNews
No Worries: Mastering Productive Worry
It’s been nearly 15 years since I first heard the expression “no worries” during a trip to Australia. I recall feeling a bit confused when my “thank you” was met with an enthusiastic “No worries!” But as my trip continued,...
Topics: General
February 22, 2017
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Love My Way – Resources for Risk-taking
“You can never win or lose. If you don’t run the race.” – Love My Way by The Psychedelic Furs Driving home one Valentine’s Day my radio was tuned to 1st Wave on Sirius/XM and a special program featuring love...
Topics: General
February 1, 2017
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Don’t Get Stuck in a Rut, Trust Your Gut
“You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. What you’ll discover will be wonderful. What you’ll discover is yourself.” – Alan Alda In last week’s Risk eNews (“Embrace Your Leaky Brain...
Topics: General
February 1, 2017
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Embrace Your Leaky Brain to Conquer the Unknown
This week I was dismayed to learn about the damaging effects and destructive force of a leaky faucet. For the past two weeks I have noticed–but repeatedly ignored–a strangely stiff faucet handle and minor leak in one of my sinks...
Topics: General