#87 – TIME TO REVISE THE ISO 31000 RISK MANAGEMENT STANDARD – GREG CARROLL

GregCarrollWith the recent release of a new British standard BS 65000 on Organisational Resilience, and COSO’s announcement of a review of its 2001 COSO ERM framework, I believe that business is moving ahead of ISO 31000 as a necessary response the evolving business environment and accelerating rate of technical change; therefore there is a strong case for a taking a fresh look at ISO 31000.  Continue reading

#87 – FOUR WAYS TO BROADEN YOUR JOB SEARCH FOR RESULTS – ELIZABETH LIONS

new oneWhen facing a job change, it’s easy to get caught up thinking there is only one way to find work — by applying online. Confusion will set in if nothing is happening – or you perceive – nothing is happening. Job seeking is like trying to lose ten pounds. If you keep jumping on the scale every two days, you won’t see much progress, end up getting discouraged and falling into a hopeless mound of chocolate to soothe your woes. It takes time and consistency to find another job, let alone a good job. Continue reading

#87 – GLOBAL SUPPLY: OUR ECONOMY, OUR SECURITY, AND OUR HEALTH – STUART ROSENBERG

Stuart Rosenber pixAs John Lennon said: IMAGINE!!

Imagine political unrest erupts in some region, threatening more than half of the world’s production of medical instruments.

Imagine a typhoon hits Southeast Asia and hospitals are unable to receive latex gloves required for surgery. Continue reading