I was reminded of this Dilbert classic by the material I discussed in my previous post – Feeling lost? Try EGRC. I borrowed that line from a running gag in the original Muppet Movie – except they suggested you try Hari Krishna. Perhaps the adherents of this EGRC cult will start to chant and hang […]
… 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 […]
… perception and communication of risk
Last week I was talking about the need for Sales and Marketing thinking to be applied to the risk/BC practice. To do either of these thing effectively we need the appropriate message and presentation. Too often we focus only Crisis Communication, and there are plenty who provide advice in that space. To become more resilient we need […]
… resilience is the new skill
This is the #1 lesson that management guru Rosabeth Moss Kanter offers from her observations of 2010. There are two of her 5 lessons that I think are very relevant to our discussion of resilience. In her blog post “5 Lessons from 2010 worth repeating …“, Kanter’s first lesson is; “Surprises are the new normal. […]
… 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 […]