Tags: Risk Leadership
December 8, 2021
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Risk Roles in a Nonprofit
Evolution of risk management programs happens in many ways. However, expansion usually involves infusing risk awareness into decision-making and routine activities. Doing so often requires the thoughtful consideration of how new risk-related activities will be dispersed among the team. During...
Topics: General
November 1, 2021
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Reimagine Your Risk Roundtable
During NRMC consulting engagements and conversations with our Affiliate Members, our team often hears about the work and deliberations of risk teams. During the Virtual Risk Summit, I was delighted to join my colleague Ann Terlizzi, Director of Risk Management at Lutheran Social Service...
Topics: General
June 30, 2021
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Everything I Know About Risk Management I Learned by Teaching Risk Management
“Whenever we want a far-reaching impact, teaching others to teach can be a high-leverage strategy.” I’ve just finished reading Effortless by Greg McKeown. In Chapter 12, “Lift,” I was struck by a subhead that reads, “When You Learn to Teach, You...
Topics: General
March 3, 2021
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Round and Round: The Leadership Learning Loop
I recently listened to a compelling interview with Katlin Smith on the NPR program “How I Built This,” hosted by Guy Raz. Smith founded Simple Mills while working as a management consultant at Deloitte and attending the first year of...
Topics: General
October 14, 2020
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Finding Purpose in Uncertainty
Did you know that team members with “purpose” are healthier, more deeply committed to the mission of their employers, and enjoy greater feelings of well-being? Do you have a “purpose”? Do you inspire a sense of “purpose” in the team...
Topics: General
June 9, 2020
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Learn, Adapt, Repeat
“Those at the top of an organization typically used to say that the answer lay in a sound plan. . . The reason for this is the underlying conceit that we can both know the future and master it. That...
Topics: General
December 20, 2019
Resource Type: Webinars
Risk Management: It’s FUN-damental
Knowing when, where and how to get started with risk management is sometimes daunting; figuring out how to make it fun is more so! During this webinar NRMC staff share how to maximize risk management ‘wins’ and learn from epic...
Topics: General
July 17, 2019
Resource Type: Risk eNews
The Most Important Skill for Risk Leaders? Guess Again. . .
“Almost all of us have some kind of communication problem that we don’t know we have.” – Alan Alda I’ve just finished reading Alan Alda’s fascinating book, If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face? I’m feeling fortunate...
Topics: General
May 29, 2019
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Egalitarian Risk Leadership: Flatten or Fatten?
In our capacity as advisors and coaches, the NRMC team develops and adapts risk management frameworks, strategies and tools for the complex nonprofits we serve. No two consulting clients or Affiliate Members are the same. To make the consideration of...
Topics: Enterprise Risk Management
April 24, 2019
Resource Type: Risk eNews
If Ruminating on Risk Inspires Worry, You’re Doing it Wrong
During a recent risk workshop, one of our participants commented, “Thinking about all of the potential risks facing my organization makes me really worried!” Her remark reminded me of the distinction between what many leaders believe is the narrow purpose of risk...
Topics: General