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April 24, 2019
Resource Type: Risk eNews
If Ruminating on Risk Inspires Worry, You’re Doing it Wrong
During a recent risk workshop, one of our participants commented, “Thinking about all of the potential risks facing my organization makes me really worried!” Her remark reminded me of the distinction between what many leaders believe is the narrow purpose of risk...
Topics: General
April 10, 2019
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Rewarding Risks: The Prodigious Power of Volunteers
It’s National Volunteer Week, an opportunity to celebrate the contributions of volunteers and the indelible impact that volunteer service makes on communities across our country. In the promotional materials for National Volunteer Week, the Points of Light Foundation reminds us that: “Whether online, at...
Topics: Volunteer Risk Management
April 3, 2019
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Out of Focus: How Being Less Focused (and More Aware) Pays Off
Mindfulness, like it’s complement gratitude, has been much hyped—with good reason. Our underlying mindset and conditioning are nearly invisible to most of us; by itself, the conscious mind is insufficient to get at the deeper mindset. Nonjudgmental, present-moment awareness (aka mindfulness...
Topics: General
March 18, 2019
Resource Type: Risk eNews
5 Winning Ways to Wrestle Recruitment Risk
If your nonprofit hasn’t already faced the difficult challenge of attracting new staff to fill the shoes of departing rock stars, get ready! According to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), an estimated 7.8 million jobs will need to...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
March 14, 2019
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Heartfelt Risk Lessons From an Authoritarian Piano Teacher
If you learned to play a musical instrument as a child, like I did, then you may agree that music appreciation does not always happen in the first few lessons. How many of us wish that our 10-year-old selves had...
March 4, 2019
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Don’t Be Dispassionate: How to Use Emotional Impulses to Make Better Decisions
Recently, I had an opportunity to read a special issue of the Harvard Business Review called “The Brain Science Behind Business”—a compilation of previously published articles about neuroscience. Reading these articles got me thinking about the role of heuristics in risk management....
Topics: General
February 25, 2019
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Get Fresh: How to Solve Wicked Problems by Scrapping Sameness
“Problems cannot be solved by thinking within the framework in which they were created.” – Albert Einstein This week I’ve been reading Sticky Wisdom: How to Start a Creative Revolution at Work. The first chapter of the book explores what the...
Topics: General
February 19, 2019
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Clearing the Air: How to Find Powerful Lessons After a Loss or Near Miss
The hindsight bias, also known as the “I-knew-it-all-along” effect, is the tendency to believe that past events were predictable. In the risk realm, an important part of a risk leader’s responsibility is reflecting on mistakes, losses, near misses and situations...
Topics: General
February 11, 2019
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Dampening Drama: Lessons from a Large Family
I was the oldest of seven siblings, with two military veterans for parents. That’s right, seven kids, just like the Von Trapp family in The Sound of Music. We didn’t march to a whistle or live in a mansion, but...
Topics: General
February 5, 2019
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Got Growth? Managing Risk When Your Nonprofit is on the Rise
For several years our NRMC team has had the opportunity to work with a number of nonprofits that have grown rapidly from a small capable corps of nimble and idealistic pioneers to strong, sustainable organizations with functions, departments, and even signs...
Topics: General