Tags: Risk Management Basics
February 9, 2021
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Toss the Register, Make a Plan Instead
One of the most common risk management tools is a detailed list or inventory of ‘threats’ facing an organization. Many risk leaders refer to their ever-expanding, sometimes colossal spreadsheet as a “risk register.” During our 25 years of guiding risk...
Topics: General
February 2, 2021
Resource Type: Risk eNews
How to Adopt an Optimistic Risk Frame
Several years ago, I experienced the phenomenon of a waning friendship whose decline I struggled to fully understand. I was perplexed that my friend’s texts and invites caused dread instead of delight. Racking my rational brain led to endless questions...
Topics: General
January 26, 2021
Resource Type: Risk eNews
It’s About Time
I recently succumbed to a barrage of ads and installed Blinkist on my phone. If you haven’t heard, this app is a crib-notes tool for lovers of nonfiction audiobooks. The app distills a vast array of nonfiction books into 15-minute...
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January 13, 2021
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Book Smart, Part 2: “Ah-Ha” Moments from a Year of Reading Well
As I shared last week, 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.” (Source: Lexico.) And although ‘book smart’ is often a pejorative...
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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...
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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...
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September 23, 2020
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Name the Elephant: Coping with the Biggest Risk to Your Mission
Several years ago I read 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...
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...
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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...
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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.”...
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