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December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
9 Truths about Black Holes and Dark Risks
The March 2014 edition of National Geographic Magazine featured a fascinating article about black holes (“The Truth about Black Holes,” www.ngm.com). The term “black hole” is often used to describe a space where things go, but never escape. I found...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
8 Essential Words
A few days ago I was reminiscing about the dinner table of my childhood with a close friend. Our conversation about language led me to recall a “word of the day” game that I played with my siblings and parents....
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
7 Risk Questions for the Board
“Carpe diem . . . . The saying implores you to seize your pleasure, seize the pleasures of the world while they are still available to you. In this spirit, this effort to live in the moment, not the spiral...
Topics: Governance
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
6 Tips for Making Risk Management Stick
Is your road to a great risk management program paved with only the best of intentions? Even skilled and experienced nonprofit leaders sometimes find their risk management efforts falling victim to internal and external booby traps. Consider the following tips...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Boiling the Frog: Fighting the Slippery Slope of Ethical Indiscretions in the Workplace
A familiar anecdote suggests that if a frog is dropped into a pot of boiling water, he will immediately jump out, but if he is dropped into a pot of cool water that is gradually heated, he won’t perceive the...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Blissful Ignorance and Splendid Serendipity: Resources for Risk Success
March 4, 2015 “As the area of our knowledge grows, so too does the perimeter of our ignorance.” A common expectation is that with time, attention, and perhaps the involvement of a risk expert, the risks facing an organization are...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Black, White and Sometimes… Grey
On Sunday I had the good fortune of visiting The Phillips Collection, a wonderful, too-often-missed museum in the heart of Washington, DC. I was lured by the opportunity to see a special exhibit (“Variations on a Theme”) of the work...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Big Thoughts in Small Talk: Context Matters
When NRMC moved into a historic house at 204 South King Street in Leesburg, VA in 2014 we threw a party for clients, Affiliate Members, and friends from the Metro DC area to show off our new space and our...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Beyond Belief: How Cognitive Biases Shape Our World
Scientists and psychological researchers are constantly trying to figure out why people do the things they do. The notion of cognitive bias was first introduced in 1972 by Daniel Kahneman and his colleague Amos Tversky. In 2002, Daniel Kahneman won...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Best Friends Forever? Don’t Be a Naive or Disappointed Partner
At some point in our childhood, many of us share a ‘best friends’ gift with another person. For me, it was a set of necklaces that fit together like puzzle pieces. One necklace belonged to me, and the other belonged...
Topics: General