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December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Off With a Bang: Risk Resolutions
A new year brings the opportunity to start fresh in many areas of life. For many people, this means big plans and aspirations, and often, resolutions. For some suggested risk resolutions from the Nonprofit Risk Management Center, check out our infographic....
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Taking Risks on FM Radio
Nothing makes me feel older than when my daughter changes the radio station in the car and her choice of music makes me wince. The music on her preferred “hit music” stations generally strikes me as simplistic, absurdly repetitive and...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Off to the Polls!
In less than two weeks’ time Americans will head to the polls for yet another “historic” election. Although I can’t recall any election during my lifetime that wasn’t billed as “historic,” I accept the label and look forward to standing...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Obsessed with a Cure: Why Risk Champions Should Think Differently
Last week I came across a TEDX talk by a student at Carnegie Mellon University on the topic of living with and managing ADHD. My ADD brain went “OH” and clicked “play.” Not only was the student, Stephen Tonti, funny and engaging,...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Nothing to Fear but Fear
In the Quaker village where I live, Halloween is more than an opportunity to see little ones in this year’s most popular costumes. A handful of villagers spend months planning elaborate displays that will delight or frighten the customary throngs...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Fear Not: Understanding the Risk of Personal Liability
The risk of personal criminal or civil liability on the part of individual public entity leadership members is small but difficult to quantify. And it is important to note that exercising poor judgment, relying on an expert whose advice is...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Managing Risk in Challenging Times
In the past weeks, the financial markets have taken us on a wild ride. At the Center we’ve counseled several organizations coming to grips with the impact of this changing financial reality. As each of us braces our organizations for...
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Fascinated by Uncertainty
Review of John Brockman, ed., The Universe: Leading Scientists Explore the Origin, Mysteries, and Future of the Cosmos, HarperCollins, New York 2014 Who are we? What do we know about our “universe?” What are our future possibilities? These are the questions...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Fact Sheet on Board Minutes
Accurate board minutes are an important resource to governing and advisory boards of public and private organizations. Minutes also support sound risk management by providing a written record of board deliberations and decisions. Board minutes provide evidence that a board...
Topics: Governance
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
The Performance
Despite the fact that I have two left feet and a tin ear, I enjoy going to the theater to see talented professionals dance and sing. Of course it’s possible that my lack of talent and skill in these “departments”...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices