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December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
History’s Mysteries… Unearth to Understand
Although no new episodes are being produced, re-runs of the long-running program “History’s Mysteries” appear from time to time on the History Channel. The program capably debunks the idea that history is boring and offers compelling evidence of the expression “truth...
Topics: General, Organizational Culture
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Curiosity Trumps Competence
“I now consider potential to be the most important predictor of success at all levels, from junior manager to the C-Suite and the board.” — Claudio Fernández-Aráoz, “21st Century Talent Spotting,” Harvard Business Review, June 2014 This week I’ve been reading...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Meet, Greet, Grin and Adjust
After a whirlwind month during which we hosted three, back-to-back risk conferences, life at the Nonprofit Risk Management Center has returned to “normal.” What’s normal? Working with dedicated leaders from a diverse array of mission-directed public entities and nonprofits on...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Meet Me in the Middle: Compromise in a Risky World
Compromise and consensus are common themes in the nonprofit world. When debating controversial issues we are eager to discount “extreme” views and look for middle ground. Compromise—“the middle way between two extremes” is intuitively appealing. But another definition of compromise—“settle...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Just Do It
This week I’ve been among the enthusiastic attendees at the American Camp Association’s 2013 National Conference in Dallas. This terrific event offers the most diverse array of topics I’ve ever seen on a single conference agenda, from more than a dozen workshops on risk-related...
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Hitting the Tweet Spot: Managing Social Media Risk
The only way to dodge social media risk these days is to abstain from posting, peeking and, with a new ruling from the National Labor Relations Board, liking! And few employers or employees are choosing abstinence these days according to...
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
May I Help You?
Last week I was among the weary passengers on board a flight stranded at Chicago O’Hare Airport. After our delayed flight from sunny California landed around 8:30 pm, the pilot brought our plane to a ¥complete stop’ about 200 feet...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
May I Have Your Attention Please?
This week I’ve been reading Daniel Kahneman’s terrific book, Thinking Fast and Slow. Many readers will recognize the author as the past recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences and recall his ground-breaking work—with Amos Tversky—on the subject of decision-making....
Topics: Risk Assessment
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Employee Separations: Learn to Say Goodbye
The Jackson Five version of the Davis Clifton song “Never Can Say Goodbye” has enjoyed a lot of airtime lately. Although the song has nothing to do with employer-employee separations, hearing it reminds me of the heartache that many nonprofit...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Mastering the Basics: Learn to Walk Before You Run
During a lunch meeting today with three colleagues from our Toronto affiliate—the Insurance and Liability Resource Centre for Nonprofits (www.nonprofitrisk.imaginecanada.ca) —the Centre’s Manager, David Hartley reminded me that many of the Canadian nonprofit leaders who attend the Centre’s workshops are eager to...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices