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December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
The Weather Outside is Frightful
And shivering at work is not delightful. Here in Leesburg, VA, we are experiencing bone-deep cold weather and shocking gusts of wind. Though weather is part of our unpredictable, uncontrollable context, we can resolve to be better prepared for cold...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices, Insurance and Risk Financing
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
The Risk Management Process
Measures to address risk should be practical and within the reach of the organization. Every nonprofit, from the largest to the smallest, can and should take time to look into the future and predict both downside and upside risks. In...
Topics: Risk Assessment
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Less Worry, More Happy
While visiting family this week the subject of Bobby McFerrin’s song, “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” came up in a conversation about traffic on Cape Cod during the high season for visitors. “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” was released in 1988 and became the first a cappella song...
Topics: Risk Assessment
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Don’t Be Superstitious about Risk
I’m a compulsive calendar checker. I no longer have a black, spiral bound desk calendar, but I consult my electronic calendar at least a dozen times throughout the workday. With the Ides of March approaching, I was reminded of the role that...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Risk Management Culture and Your Volunteers
We’ve been obsessed with “culture” in recent weeks. At a conference I attended in Toronto in mid-August Nancy Axelrod, governance guru and founding President of the Nonprofit Risk Management Center told an audience of nonprofit CEOs that “culture trumps strategy.”...
Topics: Organizational Culture
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Stop and Think About Inherent Dangers
Some dangers are so familiar that we don’t give them the attention they are due: distracted driving, crossing a busy street, navigating an escalator, or using a ladder. The potential danger of everyday events popped into my head on Monday...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Embracing the Unknown
This week I’ve been reading a wonderful book titled Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life, by Karen Armstrong. I ordered a copy for purely personal reasons, but found inside this inspiring new book several wonderful connections to sound risk management practice....
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Don’t Be Naïve: Plan to Survive Your Next Crisis
Although interest in crisis management appears to be growing in the nonprofit sector, many leaders continue to naively believe that a crisis-free history, compelling mission and dedicated staff create a protective shield against crisis events. An important truth about crisis...
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Risk and the Art of the Motorcycle
On Sunday of this week I was blessed to have the opportunity to reflect on two favorite subjects: motorcycles and risk management. Sunday, September 6th was the birthday of Robert Pirsig, author of the book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle...
Topics: Risk Assessment
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Risk and the Board: What Could Go Wrong?
During my career I’ve reported to and served on some terrific nonprofit boards. And something I’ve learned first-hand is that no two nonprofit boards are exactly alike. From size, to focus to meeting format, nonprofit boards are perhaps best compared...
Topics: Governance