September 30, 2015

Resource Type: Risk eNews

So Good

Throughout my life I’ve shied away from buying items of clothing that prominently advertise a corporate brand. As a child I recall my father saying that if he were ever to purchase a shirt featuring a certain reptile emblem, he...

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August 12, 2015

Resource Type: Risk eNews

Rebellion: How to Change Your Approach to Learning

“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.” – Benjamin Franklin The desire to learn on the job is shared by employees from all generations, backgrounds and tenures. Yet promises made to...

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July 30, 2015

Resource Type: Webinars

Stir the Pot: Effectively Requesting Proposals and Evaluating Vendors

Do you have a current vendor who is just a bad egg? Do you have a program area where there are simply too many cooks in the kitchen? If your organization’s current vendors aren’t working out the way you’d like,...

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July 19, 2015

Resource Type: Risk eNews

Mindful Leadership

During a recent consulting engagement, a member of my team reminded our client that when an organization adopts a large number of ambitious, complex goals, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. Instead of feeling “doable,” success may feel out of reach....

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June 17, 2015

Resource Type: Risk eNews

Make Mission Magic by Tidying Up

During a short trip to Chicago last week I purchased an interesting book for the flight home: “The Life-changing Magic of Tidying Up,” by Marie Kondo. I was equally intrigued by–and skeptical of–the book’s promise to change my life. Marie...

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June 3, 2015

Resource Type: Risk eNews

Embrace Radical Thinking to Wrestle Risk

During a staff meeting this week I was reminded of the difficulty of seeing beyond the barrier of past experience. When a member of our team suggested a radical approach to addressing a challenge on our horizon, I immediately offered...

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May 20, 2015

Resource Type: Risk eNews

Grip Strong and Prosper

The subject of aging has been haunting me lately. I’m starting to hear a bit of a creak as I climb the stairs in our two-story office, and I’ve been trying not to count the days until one of “those”...

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April 29, 2015

Resource Type: Risk eNews

Think Again: How Outsmarting Yourself Can Lead to Better Decisions

Risk leaders in the public sector make decisions every day. Did you know that how you reach a decision is based in part on the neural pathways in your brain? And by the time you reach your mid- to late-20s,...

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October 1, 2014

Resource Type: Risk Management Essentials

The Risk Fundamentals Issue

Download Infographic What's Inside We Are the Champions, My Friends: Risk Champion Q&A The Nitty Gritty of a Risk Committee Operational Risk Management: A Word from the Wise Guys Enterprise Risk Management: The Final Frontier

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June 2, 2014

Resource Type: Webinars

Nonprofit Mergers: A Sum is Stronger than its Parts

Nonprofits merge for a variety of reasons. Common motivations to merge include: the opportunity to more efficiently serve a shared constituency, as a response to funder pressure, or to prevent the mission of an organization in decline from disappearing altogether....

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