Tags: Risk Management Basics
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Truth Be Told
Truthfulness is an important value in the nonprofit sector. We see ourselves as people with integrity and we encourage and expect that our staff, volunteers, clients and other stakeholders will be truth-tellers. We recognize the critical need for truthfulness when...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Trust Me
In “Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action,” Simon Sinek writes that “trusting relationships are invaluable for us to feel safe.” Entity leadership teams who want to fully embrace risk management should begin by getting on...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
Let’s Get Entrepreneurial
Are nonprofits “entrepreneurial”? Or is the term only applicable to for-profits? The website Dictionary.com offers the following definition of an entrepreneur: “a person who organizes and manages any enterprise, especially a business, usually with considerable initiative and risk.” Effective nonprofit...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Let’s Get Lost
“To dare is to lose one’s footing momentarily. Not to dare is to lose oneself.” – Soren Aabye Kieregaard On Friday night I began reading a book called Crashing Through, by Robert Kurson. The book is about the life of Mike...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
The Flaw of Unintended Consequences
My travels often involve taxi rides and I find that there is much to learn while traveling from the airport to the center city. Sometimes the lessons are provided through a conversation with a taxi driver, while in other cases...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Popcorn Anyone? Risk in the Movies
This week we read a wonderful article published by the American Bar Association about how trial stories are sometimes inspired by movie plots. It caused us to reminisce about a few personal, “ah-ha” moments while watching films on the big screen. Here...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Playing to Win
As a teenager I was open to just about any job that would enable me to keep the gas tank full in my Fiat 850 Spider convertible. Of course I also needed cash to fund the cost of replacement parts,...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Stuck in the Middle
Certain melodies and lyrics get stuck in my head. In 1972, the single “Stuck in the Middle with You,” by Stealers Wheel, took up permanent residence in my brain. Peaking at #6 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, the...
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
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Lucky Me
It’s a big day for my favorite color as well as the day when Americans with even remote connections to the Emerald Isle celebrate all things Irish. School children will enjoy shamrock-shaped cookies and learn about leprechauns. Restaurants from one...
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