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June 22, 2022
Resource Type: Risk eNews
You’re Focused on the Wrong Thing Right Now
Do you frequently struggle to focus on one topic, task, or conversation? Do you sometimes ‘zone out’ during meetings or conversations by checking email? Do you wonder whether colleagues can tell you’re multitasking when you should be paying attention? Have...
Topics: Risk Assessment
June 15, 2022
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Uncertain, but Unafraid
This week I reflected on the familiar practice of making risk lists. New consulting clients often share the results of their earnest attempts to list a litany of ‘what if’ events. As my team gets underway with a Risk Assessment...
Topics: General
June 7, 2022
Resource Type: Risk eNews
For Granted
During one of my favorite episodes of The West Wing, President Bartlet remarks, “The most costly disruptions always [happen] when something we take completely for granted stops working for a minute.” Risk leaders around the globe continue to champion building resilient...
Topics: Business Continuity Planning
May 11, 2022
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Pace of Change Worn You Out? You’re Not Alone
I led dozens of change management initiatives in my years running a newsroom. But the toughest professional change I ever faced came when I unexpectedly got a new boss. That’s a common reaction, according to an article from consultancy Gartner. Changes...
Topics: General
May 4, 2022
Resource Type: Risk eNews
A Happier Hybrid: Managing The Risks of Hybrid Work
You likely worry about how hybrid work affects your nonprofit‘s employees. Then you probably get pulled right into the day’s crises or priority tasks. Crafting a smart hybrid work approach that fits your nonprofit sounds daunting. But excluding digital security,...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
April 13, 2022
Resource Type: Risk eNews
How to Be Productively Positive, Not Pollyanna
“Being human means making space for the positive, the negative, and everything in between.” – Whitney Goodman I’ve recently finished two books that inspired me to question my impulsive inclination to look for silver linings behind every cloud. Both books...
Topics: Organizational Culture
April 6, 2022
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Music to My Ears: Learning is Fundamental
“The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you.” -B.B. King. During a prior Risk Summit session titled “Deconstructing Delicious Dishes: An Insurance User’s Guide,” Scott R. Konrad, SVP and Not-for-Profit Practice Leaders at HUB International...
Topics: General
March 25, 2022
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Cultivate Curiosity to Fuel Risk-Aware Thinking
“The world’s biggest untapped source of energy isn’t in the wind, water, or sun. It’s inside established organizations. These organizations. . .are populated with people who, like all people, entered the world naturally curious and creative. That curiosity and creativity...
Topics: Organizational Culture
March 23, 2022
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Innovation and Risk Management: Perfect Partners or Strange Bedfellows?
My sense of self is that I’m hard-wired to be logical and stubborn. If I could re-wire my brain, I’d pick new wires associated with creativity and flexibility. I studied oil painting a few years ago and produced a couple...
Topics: Organizational Culture
March 2, 2022
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Test your knowledge of some of the biggest recent risks
Sometimes when you need to look forward, it helps to look back. As you navigate risks that could bring your nonprofit challenges and opportunities this year, we offer a chance to test your knowledge about some of the biggest risk...
Topics: General