On My Left is COSO ERM:2017! On My Right is ISO 31000:2018!
Many companies are in the process of conducting the risk management taste test. The problem is that many of these companies are not yet sold on risk management. However, stakeholders, institutional investors and the US Securities and Exchange Commission have other ideas. Continue reading
We live in an age where blame seems to be the name of the game. When something has gone wrong, somebody is doing better, or something is ‘strange’, a scapegoat must be found.
The recent US Congressional Hearing into Facebook failed to make blame stick as modern-day dinosaurs “interrogated” a tech-savvy icon…just as in the days of McArthy’s efforts with gays and commies; maybe next time Congress, maybe. Continue reading
People in my workshops often end up confessing that they know they’re “terrible communicators.” They say they know it’s important to listen openly, write clearly, and present well but that they don’t do it well and never have. Continue reading
The project is in progress and, no matter what stage it is at, the project management team and all other stakeholders will see it from different perspectives. Management is called upon to face reality rather than rely on their forecast of what should be happening or what should have happened.
But when the going gets tough, and the tough get going, others may well have left physically or metaphorically by ‘keeping their head down’ and ‘going with the flow’. Continue reading
As technology continues to impact our lives, workers at every level in today’s ever-changing labor market need to be prepared with skills to adapt and succeed in the workplace.
The problem is, we live in an uncertain world, and because of the high levels of uncertainty we all face, people of all ages and career levels are finding it difficult to know what new skills to learn, what courses to take, and what degrees to get that will provide them with the most opportunity going forward. Uncertainty keeps us stuck in the present. Continue reading