Hello Readers:
In this issue, we have some great bookend pieces on transformational risk as well as great risk stories in between. The first big idea in this issue is that disruption is the new risk normal in ALL areas of business and in your life. Forget continual change and a few adjustments here and there. Not good enough. Be ready to transform your company and yourself. if you don’t, someone will do it for you.
The US recently faced two disruptive forces: 1. Government shut down and 2. Default on its financial obligations. Try doing the latter with your credit card company? Read how we could have mitigated it with a little risk planning.
The second bookend is that life is all about personal gratitude at work and with your family Read Gratitude at Work. it may change your life.
So, tell us what you think? Best,
Transform Now … Or, Struggle to Survive by Daniel Burrus. Still doing your job the same way you’ve done it in the past? That may not be good enough. We live in the age of disruptive change. Transformation is happening very quickly in all areas.Obamacare Versus Government Disruptions by Capers Jones. The US for two weeks was between a partial shutdown and a default of its financial obligations. Both are huge economic disruptors. Read how much of this could have been averted with a little risk planning and mitigation. Read more at SoftwareProductivity@Risk.ERM Systems That Aren’t by Greg Carroll. We are an ERM engineering company. Find out why ERM systems may not work. Eye opener! Read more at Decisions@Risk.Finding Subcontractor Hidden Risks by John Ayers. Many companies outsource the majority of their work. Hidden subcontractor risks can cause unplanned and significant cost and schedule growth. Learn how to manage it. Read more at Projects@Risk.ISO 31K Software and IT Risk Management by Gary Gack. Less than 1/3 of software projects are fully successful. Learn how ISO 31K can be used to improve software development. Read more at Cyber@Risk.ISO Car Maintenance Risks by Umberto Tunesi. Read what seems a common risk in most ISO registrations by our European quality pundit. Wonder if many companies feel this way? Read more at Quality@Risk.Gratitude At Work by Elizabeth Lions. “Real gratitude at work is just that. Being content if it’s a good day or a bad day. It’s being able to see being fired as transformative when the sting of taking it personally wears off.” I’ve been there and so will you at some time. Read more at Careers@Risk.