I wanted to share some recent findings, from the perspective of someone with lots of white hair and memories.
My fantasies around computers started around 8th grade, when I scoured the Time-Lifeseries with titles like Mathematics, The Mind, The Cell, The Body… twenty-six volumes in all. Continue reading
Delivering difficult feedback with grace is one of the hardest things a female leader can do, and is the most necessary. In general, many women when delivering feedback sound angry, judgmental, or attacking. It could be the tone of their voice or the look on their face, but whatever it is, it’s not good to be on the other side of it. Others can’t quite say what they need to say, leaving the team member fuzzy about what really took place in the one-on-one meeting. Continue reading
ISO 31000 is the International Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) framework developed in 2009 by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Its use in government is increasing. The reason for the increase is that governments around the world are recognizing that risk events are increasing in frequency and cost. For instance, Hurricane Harvey impacted the States of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee and Kentucky. It flooded 19 water systems, 31 waste water systems and 13 super fund sites spreading toxic waste throughout the region. It cost Texas $125 billion dollars. (1) Continue reading
“I told you so…” is so often cried after something has gone wrong. But was that ‘telling‘ stated clearly and unequivocally before things went wrong or was it merely a passing counterview against a probable likelihood based on an alternative possibility.
When a risk manifests itself and takes a grip on a project it’s amazing how quickly hindsight can kick in. This comes in the form of free advice as to what could have happened to avoid the risk ‘after the fact’. Continue reading
Organizations need controls to ensure objectives are achieved. Management’s job is to establish, implement and monitor controls, and the auditor’s job is to determine whether they are adequate.
In some cases, organizations adopt standards that require controls. Many performance standards call for control of an activity, process, function, department or system. Continue reading