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August 12, 2015
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Rebellion: How to Change Your Approach to Learning
“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.” – Benjamin Franklin The desire to learn on the job is shared by employees from all generations, backgrounds and tenures. Yet promises made to...
Topics: General
July 19, 2015
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Mindful Leadership
During a recent consulting engagement, a member of my team reminded our client that when an organization adopts a large number of ambitious, complex goals, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. Instead of feeling “doable,” success may feel out of reach....
Topics: General
July 15, 2015
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Lost in Emotion: Managing Workplace Stress and Conflict
I’ll be the first one to admit it–I’m one of those people who cry at the drop of a hat. Not to mention sad movies and humane society PSAs. According to the research on crying, some people are simply more...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
July 8, 2015
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Storm Season: Risk Lessons from Tornado Alley
Dark storm clouds were just beginning to swallow the sky over my college house as my phone started making an eerily familiar sound. While growing up in Alabama, I often heard tornado watch and tornado warning alerts broadcasting from the...
Topics: Business Continuity Planning, Crisis Management, Crisis Communications
July 1, 2015
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Get with the Program: Wellness in the Workplace
Life-saving medical treatments and devices have lulled many Americans into believing that an increase in life expectancy is a sure thing. But former U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona provided sobering news when he said that “Because of the increasing rates of obesity,...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
June 17, 2015
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Make Mission Magic by Tidying Up
During a short trip to Chicago last week I purchased an interesting book for the flight home: “The Life-changing Magic of Tidying Up,” by Marie Kondo. I was equally intrigued by–and skeptical of–the book’s promise to change my life. Marie...
Topics: General
June 3, 2015
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Embrace Radical Thinking to Wrestle Risk
During a staff meeting this week I was reminded of the difficulty of seeing beyond the barrier of past experience. When a member of our team suggested a radical approach to addressing a challenge on our horizon, I immediately offered...
Topics: General
May 20, 2015
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Grip Strong and Prosper
The subject of aging has been haunting me lately. I’m starting to hear a bit of a creak as I climb the stairs in our two-story office, and I’ve been trying not to count the days until one of “those”...
Topics: General
May 13, 2015
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Fight, Flight, or Freeze?
Does your organization have a well thought-out plan to address the risk of an active shooter on your premises? For many organizations, the default response is to implement a “lockdown,” or immediately freeze all activities and shelter in place while...
Topics: Business Continuity Planning, Crisis Management, Crisis Communications
April 29, 2015
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Think Again: How Outsmarting Yourself Can Lead to Better Decisions
Risk leaders in the public sector make decisions every day. Did you know that how you reach a decision is based in part on the neural pathways in your brain? And by the time you reach your mid- to late-20s,...
Topics: General