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December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Risk Lessons from the Fall Classic
Last month I was drawn to the duel between the impeccably groomed St. Louis Cardinals and the bearded Boston Red Sox. I really enjoyed watching these well-matched, and well-behaved athletes, battle it out for baseball’s big prize. One of the...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Risk Oversight: Who Dunnit?
When I first heard the term risk oversight, I imagined a risk manager following clues in a deerstalker hat like Sherlock Holmes. I thought risk oversight meant chasing down the villain who allowed the risk to materialize. But risk oversight is...
Topics: Governance
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
The Devil and the Details
Throughout my 25+ years in the nonprofit sector, I’ve heard one particular piece of “advice” more times than I would ever want to count. The comment is typically offered by a well intentioned private sector colleague who says something along...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Put Values in the Spotlight
The September 2014 issue of Fast Company features a wonderful profile of Tory Burch, the designer and entrepreneur whose empire began with the opening of a single retail store in NYC in 2004. Ten years later, the “affordable luxury” brand has 2,000...
Topics: Organizational Culture
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Pulling Together a Crisis Management Manual
One simple way to help everyone on the team focus in an emergency is with a Crisis Management Manual. The manual functions as a checklist of what to do when and whom to call when. Each nonprofit’s manual reflects the most...
Topics: Business Continuity Planning, Crisis Management, Crisis Communications
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Risk Mind Readers
I had the opportunity to interview conference presenter Dr. Nitish Singh about the advantages of implementing psychometric testing in order to improve risk management programs. Read on to find out how Dr. Singh’s psychometric powers could apply to your public...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Protecting Workers Who Are Victims of Domestic Violence
Scene: Your nonprofit. Situation: The phone rings. Your administrative assistant tells you she/he is not coming in today. This isn’t the first time this has happened. This employee has missed a few days here and there due to “illness” or...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Risk Management’s Unintended Consequences
Have you ever done a good deed just to realize later that it resulted in some unintended, negative consequence? Perhaps this realization came after implementing new risk management practices at your nonprofit. After reading a CEB report titled ‘Reducing Risk...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Uncertainty is My Constant Companion
My travels during the first half of Summer included a wonderful trip to New England. In addition to missing the oppressive heat wave in the DC area, the trip provided a perfect opportunity to ride my 1964 Norton Electra, which...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Make Safety a Habit
Most of us have at least one bad habit we’d like to kick. But the term “habit” doesn’t deserve a bad rap. Habit can, and should, be a positive concept in a public entity. Nowhere is habit more important than...