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#368 – DO YOU HAVE THE RIGHT SKILLS TO SUCCEED? – PATRICK OW

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As the COVID pandemic is only one of many challenges and disruptions CEOs and organisations face, it is not surprising that 94% of executives say their business models need to change within the next three years. And 57% of CEOs fear their organisation isn’t adapting fast enough according to a 2021 AlixPartners’s survey of 3,000 CEOs.

Together with the need to pivot and adapt, we also know that 74% of CEOs are concerned about the availability of key skills within their organisation, according to PwC’s 24th Annual Global CEO 2021 Survey of 5,050 responses. Continue reading →

#367 – FOOLED OR JUST FOOLISH – MALCOLM PEART

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Abraham Lincoln is attributed to have famously said “You can fool all of the people some of the time, and some of the people all of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all of the time.”  A more recent US President coined a more manipulative spin on Lincoln’s erudite words… “You can fool some of the people all the time, and those are the ones you want to concentrate on.”  Preying on ignorance is a human trait which, although frowned upon, certainly thrived in history, and definitely thrives today. Continue reading →

#367 – ISO 31000 RISK ASSESSMENTS – PETER HOLTMANN

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This article is the eleventh of fourteen parts to our risk management series. The series will be taking a look at the risk management guidelines under the ISO 31000 Standard to help you better understand them and how they relate to your own risk management activities. In doing so, we’ll be walking through the core aspects of the Standard and giving you practical guidance on how to implement it. Continue reading →

#367 – EMPLOYER’S RISK: HIRE AND RETAIN TOP TECHNICAL TALENT – JOHN AYERS

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The highest risk today for employers to hire and retain top technical talent is their compensation package. It is common for employers to base hiring salaries and increases on performance. This has been the case for many, many years. This method does not work in today’s high technology world and companies are considering changing to a market-based approach. Hiring top technical talent requires companies to make starting compensation packages commiserate with market wages to be competitive. Retaining the talent requires a market-based approach as well. Continue reading →

#367 – IS ERM THE SOLUTION TO CLIMATE CHANGE? – JAMES KLINE PH.D.

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The 2022 Global Risk Report is the 17th risk assessment report. The preface to the report notes: “The 17th edition of the Global Risk Report identifies tensions that will results from diverging trajectories and approaches within and between countries and then examines the risk that could arise from such tensions.” (1) Continue reading →