April 28, 2021
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Recently we’ve been fielding a variety of questions about the board’s risk role. Across the board, members of nonprofit governing teams want to support the missions they admire. Board members want to help an organization: 1. weather future disruptions (think...
Topics: Governance
April 21, 2021
Resource Type: Risk eNews
“Seek to understand your context better. Things that are out of place in a context bear closer inspection.” – Karl E. Weick & Kathleen M. Sutcliffe, Managing the Unexpected Environmental, climate, and weather-related risks often occupy prominent positions on the risk...
Topics: General
April 14, 2021
Resource Type: Risk eNews
This Saturday is International Haiku Poetry Day, leading me to reflect on the lessons I’ve learned from this simple form of poetry—the humble haiku. If you’re wondering how this pint-sized poem has the potential to teach risk leaders important lessons about...
Topics: General
April 8, 2021
Resource Type: Risk eNews
If you’ve ever faced a personal crisis or a crisis at your organization, you know how all-consuming and paralyzing it can be. It’s hard to see beyond the hour or the day when the bad news keeps coming. During these...
Topics: General
March 25, 2021
Resource Type: Risk eNews
This week I’ve been reading Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown. The book’s themes touch on a prickly subject for me: saying “no.” A very wise friend once told me that we often say yes out of...
Topics: General
March 21, 2021
Resource Type: Risk eNews
This week I’ve been busy helping consulting clients and Affiliate Members make sense of (and hopefully improve!) an array of longstanding risk-themed policies, from employee handbooks to vendor contracts and risk-scoring frameworks. In between writing and re-writing, I was able...
Topics: General
March 3, 2021
Resource Type: Risk eNews
I recently listened to a compelling interview with Katlin Smith on the NPR program “How I Built This,” hosted by Guy Raz. Smith founded Simple Mills while working as a management consultant at Deloitte and attending the first year of...
Topics: General
February 24, 2021
Resource Type: Risk eNews
“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.” – Anne Lamott When you find yourself traveling at the speed of risk, is it necessary to stay plugged in to organization communications, local and...
Topics: Data Privacy, Tech Risk, Cybersecurity, HR Risk and Employment Practices
February 17, 2021
Resource Type: Risk eNews
During our Zoom Family Meeting on Valentine’s Day, I made my siblings and parents laugh out loud when I told them that I was spending the day with my one true love… my job! Since we are obsessive Life360 members...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
February 9, 2021
Resource Type: Risk eNews
One of the most common risk management tools is a detailed list or inventory of ‘threats’ facing an organization. Many risk leaders refer to their ever-expanding, sometimes colossal spreadsheet as a “risk register.” During our 25 years of guiding risk...
Topics: General
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