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May 24 2011

… the magic of “E”

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 […]

Written by Coach K · Categorized: BC Practice, Risk Management · Tagged: Community, Dilbert, ERM, GRC, ISO 31000, Risk Management

Mar 07 2011

… 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 […]

Written by Coach K · Categorized: BC Practice, Risk Management · Tagged: certification, John Glenn, john Orlando

Jan 10 2011

… 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 […]

Written by Coach K · Categorized: BC Practice, Crisis Management, Risk Management · Tagged: Aaron Wildavsky, Communication, Craft, Crisis Management, Mary Douglas, Peter Sandman, Risk Management, Skills

Jan 08 2011

… 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. […]

Written by Coach K · Categorized: BC Practice, Management Thinking, Risk Management · Tagged: Adaptability, Craft, Improvisation, Innovation, Observatory, Resilience, Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Dec 14 2010

… 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 […]

Written by Coach K · Categorized: Risk Management · Tagged: Adaptability, John Glenn, The Economist

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