#24 – AND, IF THERE WERE NO RISK? – UMBERTO TUNESI

Umberto Tunesi pixA wonderland where there would be no risk, where the mere concept of risk would be unknown, where events would be just events, and accidents just accidents.

I once read that Bhakti (or Bhakhti) believers totally submit themselves to their god, which may sound quite crazy to us, but it is their belief: which also means that, once more, truth is in the eyes of the beholder. Continue reading

#23 – ISO 9001: 2015 INITIAL OBSERVATIONS – DAVID HOYLE

David in Office (2)David Hoyle, the author of the best selling ISO 9001 Quality Systems Handbook and other management systems books, offers his unique observations on ISO 9001:2015  Committee Draft (CD).  The second part of his observations will be published in the second issue. Continue reading

#23 – SECRET FOR MANAGING RISK – INTERNAL CONTROL – GREG HUTCHINS

Greg Hutchins pixInternal control is the foundation of good corporate governance.
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This is the age of risk. Executives want a better way to control the risks within their enterprise as well as the extended enterprise of the supply chain.

How should this be done? The development of internal and external controls is becoming the preferred method to achieve continued profitability as well as manage risks. Continue reading

#23 – CARROTS AND STICKS – UMBERTO TUNESI

Umberto Tunesi pixIt seems quite a rude way to motivate people, considering Man’s heavenly nature.

Either people are intimidated or they are lured into doing something.  This of course accounts for many of any enterprise’s failures.  If I remember correctly, the Spanish conqueror Cortéz set his ships to fire to prevent his crews from sailing back to their home-land.

And the saying “a mariner’s promises” still leaves deep scars in many a girls’ soul. Continue reading