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Humble Haiku’s Mighty Lessons for Risk Leaders
By Whitney Claire Thomey This Saturday is International Haiku Poetry Day, leading me to reflect on the lessons I’ve learned from this simple form of poetry—the humble haiku. If you’re wondering how this pint-sized poem has the potential to teach risk leaders important lessons about evolving organizational risk practices, I invite you to read on! … Continued
Resilient and Risk-Aware: Ah-ha Moments in Cyber Risk
By Melanie Lockwood Herman This week I’ve been engrossed in The Fifth Domain: Defending Our Country, Our Companies, and Ourselves in the Age of Cyber Threats, by Richard A. Clarke and Robert K. Knake. The book is one of several I’ve been reading this Summer to inspire my team’s obsessive focus on resilience and business … Continued
Politics and Vigilance: Election-Year Risks and Your Nonprofit
(download The Political Risk issue of Risk Management Essentials, here.) By Glenn Mott NRMC is grateful to attorney Cindy Lewin, Partner and co-chair of the Nonprofit Organizations practice at Venable, for speaking with us about some of the risks that nonprofit organizations face during an election cycle. Prior to joining Venable, Cindy served as executive … Continued
Politics and Vigilance: Election-Year Risks and Your Nonprofit
(download The Political Risk issue of Risk Management Essentials, here.) By Glenn Mott NRMC is grateful to attorney Cindy Lewin, Partner and co-chair of the Nonprofit Organizations practice at Venable, for speaking with us about some of the risks that nonprofit organizations face during an election cycle. Prior to joining Venable, Cindy served as executive … Continued
Journalism’s Lessons for Risk Leaders
by Glenn Mott Like many professions, journalism has its own unique set of values. Made more unique because journalism is the only profession explicitly protected under the U.S. Constitution, which guarantees freedom of the press–though these First Amendment protections are broadly defined, continually to be defended, and anything but guaranteed. This year in the U.S. … Continued
Competition: A Risk Aware Definition
By Glenn Mott To voice the word “competition” is to summon the idea of defeating or establishing superiority over others. People sometimes modify this by adding the word “healthy” to competition, as a sign of good intentions. Which only emphasizes the point. Competition, in its contemporary usage, is a word with thorns for those who … Continued
Workplace Wellness: Managing Risks to Employee Health & Productivity
By Jules Finkelstein Although most nonprofits are founded on deeply-rooted principles of service and compassion, nonprofit leaders sometimes forget to care for their own employees. During the day-to-day grind, employees may also forget to take care of themselves. Employee wellness is a potentially powerful risk management resource; this article invites you to consider whether it … Continued
Sick of Power Plays? Manage Workplace Power Plays & Revenge Risk
“Every time we experience power… we find ourselves at… a fork in the road… we can act in ways that lead us to enjoy enduring power… or we can be seduced by the self-indulgent possibilities that power occasions. Which path you take matters enormously.” – Dacher Keltner, The Power Paradox By Melanie Lockwood Herman This week … Continued
Employment Practices Risk Resources
Explore this RISK eNewsletter filled with tips and resources for managing employment practices risk. CEO and Staff Succession Planning Avoid transition trauma by reading our practical articles on succession planning: Avoid Transition Trauma with a CEO Succession Plan Staff Succession Planning Employment Policies, Safety, and Screening Read The Employment Issue of our newsletter, Risk Management … Continued
Say Cheese! Serving Up Risk Communication
By Erin Gloeckner “How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese?” – Charles de Gaulle Some argue that with this inquiry, French general and politician Charles de Gaulle lamented the Cold War era work ethic and priorities of his French compatriots. Others assert that de Gaulle was referencing the historic nature … Continued