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February 24, 2021
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Unplugged
“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
Do What You Love, Love What You Do
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
Toss the Register, Make a Plan Instead
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
February 2, 2021
Resource Type: Risk eNews
How to Adopt an Optimistic Risk Frame
Several years ago, I experienced the phenomenon of a waning friendship whose decline I struggled to fully understand. I was perplexed that my friend’s texts and invites caused dread instead of delight. Racking my rational brain led to endless questions...
Topics: General
January 26, 2021
Resource Type: Risk eNews
It’s About Time
I recently succumbed to a barrage of ads and installed Blinkist on my phone. If you haven’t heard, this app is a crib-notes tool for lovers of nonfiction audiobooks. The app distills a vast array of nonfiction books into 15-minute...
Topics: General
January 20, 2021
Resource Type: Risk eNews
The Naked Truth: Trust Unites
“The process of building trust takes risk. We start by taking small risks, and if we feel safe, we take bigger risks. Sometimes there are missteps. Then we try again. Until, eventually, we feel we can be completely ourselves.” –...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices, Organizational Culture
January 13, 2021
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Book Smart, Part 2: “Ah-Ha” Moments from a Year of Reading Well
As I shared last week, the term “book smart” is an adjective meaning “Having knowledge acquired from books or study; scholarly, bookish; frequently implying lack of common sense or worldliness.” (Source: Lexico.) And although ‘book smart’ is often a pejorative...
Topics: General
January 6, 2021
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Book Smart: Lessons from a Year of Reading Well
According to Lexico, a collaboration between Dictionary.com and Oxford University Press, the term “book smart” is an adjective meaning “Having knowledge acquired from books or study; scholarly, bookish; frequently implying lack of common sense or worldliness.” Although ‘book smart’ is...
Topics: General
December 30, 2020
Resource Type: Risk eNews
3 Ways to Leverage Powerful Lessons
“Experience is inevitable. Learning is not.” – Paul J. H. Schoemaker Have you ever asked a colleague to send you a reminder when a critical deadline or project is looming? Or have you ever added an alarm to your phone...
Topics: General
December 23, 2020
Resource Type: Risk eNews
7 Techniques to Reimagine Your Relationship with Risk
In just over a week, clocks around the world will strike midnight, and risk professionals will be opening the door to another year of risks. There will be good and bad surprises we never envisioned, the arrival of future professional...
Topics: General