This post is part of a series that has (hopefully) highlighted the importance of understanding culture and its role in the quest to build and sustain resilience. Today’s post explores the school of thought known as Cultural Theory of Risk – or just Cultural Theory (CT). This theory is mainly derived from the work of […]
… professional is as professional does
In the movie, Forest Gump had a number of favourite sayings. One of these was “stupid is as stupid does”. I was reminded again recently about the applicability of this idea to our Risk/BC ”profession”. The stimulus this time was John Glen’s post about the reliance of many risk/BC folks on templates – often begged […]
… from ‘Piper Alpha’ to ‘Deepwater Horizon’, do we really learn?
A couple of days ago I started to read the latest report of the Buncefield Disaster. The report highlights some root cause of the disaster in management failings; “these pressures created a culture where keeping the process operating was the primary focus and process safety did not get the attention, resources or priority that it […]
… resilience – portfolio, program or project?
I think it is a trick question – all three have a role to play – however one is more equal than the others! But let me start this story at the beginning. Last week I attended my first professional networking event for the year, a meeting of the local chapter of the Project Management Institute. […]
… culture and consequences
When I wrote the first post in this series, I knew where the next step would lead. Those who have some grounding in this field of organizational culture will not be surprised that this next step is to look at the work of Geert Hofstede. Hofstede (pictured) is a Dutch sociologist who undertook research into […]
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