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December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Risks of Sleep Deprivation: Get Your Beauty Sleep for Safety
Did you know that on average, today’s worker sleeps an hour and a half less each night than they did 50 years ago? In the workplace, sleep deprivation does more damage than you might think. In her interview with Charles...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Risks and Rewards of Fringe Benefits in the Nonprofit Workplace
The August webinar hosted by the Nonprofit Risk Management Center highlighted both the risks and rewards of fringe benefits offered by nonprofit employers. Did you know that numerous studies have shown that employees value flexible work hours and telecommuting on...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Risk Talking at Your Nonprofit
Talking about risk is essential to fortifying your nonprofit’s reputation and mission, and providing a safe environment for the people who serve and those who rely on you for services. Yet starting a conversation about “what could go wrong” isn’t...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Risk Revolution
As the Fourth of July approaches, I find myself reflecting on our country’s history. I can’t help but marvel at the extraordinary risks the founding fathers took when they broke ranks with the mighty British Empire. The revolutionary rebels of...
Topics: General
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