Christmas Day is finally here! I hope all readers have a happy and safe Christmas. If you do not celebrate Christmas, I still wish you a safe and happy season. Hopefully all have been able to travel to be with family, despite ice, snow and other disruption-related risks. Let us all hope and pray there […]
… the rise and fall guys of risk
Have you been wondering what impact the GFC had on the practice of risk management? If so, then you will be interested in this report from the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), “Fall guys : Risk Management in the front line“. The report is free to download. The EIU is associated with The Economist magazine, and […]
… Santa frustrated by Social Media
A large Australian retailer has been running a radio advertising program promoting Family Portraits with the following question; “Do you want to give Santa a lap dance?” Before people go running out to apply for Santa jobs, the reference to lap dances has been pulled from the ad. Here is a link to some press […]
… empty raincoats
The sculpture is called Without Words, by Judith Shea. It was the inspiration for the title of Charles Handy‘s book “The Empty Raincoat”. I am a big fan of Handy’s thinking. In The Empty Raincoat he tells the story of ‘The Road to Davy’s Bar’. It is a story about an Irishman explaining the directions […]
… is resilience possible?
Enjoyed a very long, but full day in Sydney today. Not only managed to get some paid work done, but also attended a very interesting discussion on resilience – and got to catch up with some old friends. The main motivation for the visit was to attend a round table event, “Building Resilience in your […]
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