Tags: Risk Learning & Education
April 5, 2017
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Risk Categorization: Learning from the Risk Leadership Certificate Program
Our Risk Leadership Certificate Program (RLCP) is underway. With our RLCP cohort, we’ve enjoyed productive generative discussions about core competencies for risk professionals, including risk assessment, risk culture, risk function design, and insurance program oversight. With each conversation, we challenged our understanding of risk management best...
Topics: General
December 30, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Lessons on Learning
This month I’ve been reading Nonsense: The Power of Not Knowing, by Jamie Holmes. One of the memorable reminders in the book is about the importance of learning, something my team has been focused on recently as we prepare to unveil...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
History’s Mysteries… Unearth to Understand
Although no new episodes are being produced, re-runs of the long-running program “History’s Mysteries” appear from time to time on the History Channel. The program capably debunks the idea that history is boring and offers compelling evidence of the expression “truth...
Topics: General, Organizational Culture
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Dread Knots
In his provocative book, The Courage to Lead, R. Brian Stanfield writes: “To be human is to be filled with dread.” By “dread” Stanfield is referring to “a great fear or apprehension.” He reminds his reader that both the fear of...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
This Is It
Several years ago I took my daughter to see the documentary, “This Is It,” about the rehearsals for Michael Jackson’s come-back tour. Prior to seeing the film I can’t say I was a fan of MJ’s music. But somehow, the...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Leadership Lessons from the First Century, BC
On Christmas Eve I had the opportunity to watch Jon Meacham interview Pulitzer Prize winning author Stacy Schiff on the PBS program Need to Know. The less than ten minute interview peaked my interest and I took a short break from...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Learning from Experience
As our country prepares for the annual holiday where Americans predictably over-indulge, I’ve been reflecting on an important concept in risk management: the role of experience. As I’ve told many audiences, experience is an invaluable risk management tool available to every...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
Putting on Your Own Mask First
When the Abstract and Reality Collide This February I had an opportunity to hear a presentation by Patti Digh, author of the new book titled “Life is a Verb: 37 Days to Wake Up, Be Mindful, and Live Intentionally.” Throughout...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Listen While You Work
Earlier this month I had an opportunity to hear a keynote presentation on leadership by Dr. John C. Maxwell. During his thought-provoking address at the 2010 General Assembly of YMCAs, Dr. Maxwell discussed “levels” of leadership and the reasons why...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Succeeding at Failure
I was tempted to leave the word “failure” out of the title for this week’s eNews out of fear that a title touting failure might be disconcerting to some readers. But facing the fear of failure seems to be a hot topic...
Topics: General