Tags: Risk Management Basics
January 6, 2021
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Book Smart: Lessons from a Year of Reading Well
According to Lexico, a collaboration between Dictionary.com and Oxford University Press, the term “book smart” is an adjective meaning “Having knowledge acquired from books or study; scholarly, bookish; frequently implying lack of common sense or worldliness.” Although ‘book smart’ is...
Topics: General
December 30, 2020
Resource Type: Risk eNews
3 Ways to Leverage Powerful Lessons
“Experience is inevitable. Learning is not.” – Paul J. H. Schoemaker Have you ever asked a colleague to send you a reminder when a critical deadline or project is looming? Or have you ever added an alarm to your phone...
Topics: General
September 23, 2020
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Name the Elephant: Coping with the Biggest Risk to Your Mission
This week I’m reading An Insider’s Guide to Risk Management, by David M. Rowe. In Chapter 8, Product Innovations and Insurgent Competition, Rowe explores the intersection of change and risk management. One of the themes in the chapter is what Rowe...
Topics: General
August 25, 2020
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Restore Productivity with Timely Pauses
I just finished reading Daniel Pink’s When: The Scientific Secrets to Perfect Timing, an interesting read that explores the science behind human productivity. Many people believe that productivity patterns are black & white; if they’re a morning person, they are most productive...
Topics: General
June 17, 2020
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Strive for Small to Win Big
Across this country, Americans are grappling with unprecedented stress and anxiety generated by two crises: the global pandemic and unchecked systemic racism. The complexities of these two social issues are vast. Some states have started reopening slowly, and others are...
Topics: General
June 2, 2020
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Find Inspiration in an Epic Fail
“It’s extremely liberating and honest to admit that we know very little about almost everything. This is not to make us feel small and insignificant, but rather to make us feel excited about how much we still have to learn.”...
Topics: General
May 21, 2020
Resource Type: Webinars
All Aboard: Building Internal Support for Risk Management
Join NRMC to learn how to build and sustain support for risk management in your nonprofit. This webinar explores some of the most common reasons for pushback and resistance, as well as proven techniques to convert nay-sayers into yay-sayers. HANDOUT...
Topics: General
April 1, 2020
Resource Type: Risk eNews
To Infinity and Beyond: Unleashing Imagination to Build Your Organization’s Resilience
“An infinite-minded leader does not simply want to build a company that can weather change but one that can be transformed by it. They want to build a company that embraces surprises and adapts with them.” – Simon Sinek As we...
Topics: General
February 26, 2020
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Toss Your To-Do List
“Connect today to all your tomorrows. It matters.” – Gary Keller I’ve just finished reading The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results, by Gary Keller. The premise of the book is that achieving “extraordinary results” is “directly determined...
Topics: General
February 19, 2020
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Lessons from the Coop: The Sky is Falling!
“To be wise is not to know particular facts but to know without excessive confidence or excessive cautiousness… (T)o both accumulate knowledge while remaining suspicious of it, and recognizing that much remains unknown, is to be wise.” — Managing the Unexpected:...
Topics: General