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December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Calling All Factions
I’m fascinated by research on the human brain, an organ neuroscientist David Eagleman refers to as “three pounds of the most complex material we’ve discovered in the universe.” By luck I happened to catch Tuesday’s edition of the NPR Program...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Buyer’s Remorse
In a thought-provoking “CEO to CEO” feature article in the September/October 2010 edition of Associations Now magazine, four CEOs were asked: “If you could take back one business decision you’ve made in the last five years, what would it be?”...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Busting Myths
During a typical holiday visit with my family the conversation often turns to news of the latest medical, scientific or commercial “myth.” During this year’s July 4th celebration the conversation quickly turned to the recent study on the positive health...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Break Free: The Big Payoff from Kicking the Habit
April 1, 2015 Leaders are guided and inspired by the missions and values of the organizations they serve when they are called on to balance risk and reward in programming. And when it comes to the toughest choices, most leaders...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Brain Freeze
Once again I’m intrigued by and caught up in the latest research and analysis on the human brain. I’ve been re-reading “The New Science of the Teenage Brain,” featured in the October 2011 issue of National Geographic, and I’ve begun...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
2010: An Odyssey of Your Making
Instead of dreaming about sugar-plums, many nonprofit leaders will fall asleep tomorrow evening dreaming about better times for the organizations they serve. Let’s face it, 2009 was a rough year for the vast majority of organizations that provide vital social...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
A Word of Advice
February 11, 2015 Helping our members think through their risk-related challenges is incredibly rewarding. We approach member questions as wonderful opportunities to learn about and understand the pressure points in risk practice in the public, nonprofit, and business sectors. But...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
A Little Respect
As anyone who's ridden in my car, visited my home, or asked me about my taste in music knows, I'm a huge fan of Channel 33 on SiriusXM. My "First Wave" station plays music from the 1980s--from upbeat dance tunes...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
A League of Your Own
Last weekend two close friends who are enthusiastic members of a bowling league persuaded me to join them for an outing to our local bowling alley. Prior to Sunday I perceived bowling to be an individual sport. I’ve watched winning...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
A Complaint is a Rose Waiting to Bloom
Every nonprofit has received a call or member complaint. It doesn’t feel good. It is awful to know that you have let someone who believed in you down but should you chalk it up to a one-time event and let...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices